clarinet and clarinet

Vandoren has just recently released their anticipated Masters Mouthpieces. They feature a very different design in that the mouthpiece itself is a conical shape. This allows for more freedom in the bore design, making this bore much different from others offered by Vandoren. The shape of these mouthpieces requires you to use either the Vandoren Optimum or the Vandoren Masters ligature as no normal shaped ligature will fit. It comes in two facings, the CL4, for harder reeds, and CL5, for softer ones. Pricing starts at $140 at the DANSR website, and this includes a pewter ligature. You can opt for black, silver, or 24K Gold as well, but it will cost you $31, $42, or $73 dollars respectively. We haven't had any personal experience with this mouthpiece yet, but we are looking forward to trying it in the future.