The Time-proven Standard Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

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Vandoren CM4178 + Rovner X-1R Value Bundle

Ebonite Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece with Profile 88 Beak and 1.03mm Tip Opening
Proprietary Textile Ligature and Cap for Standard Bb Clarinet Hard Rubber Mouthpieces - V-1R

The Time-proven Standard Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

Since 1905, Vandoren has reigned as one of the leading providers of top-notch clarinet mouthpieces, with a vast range of styles to satisfy players of all stripes. Vandoren mouthpieces are crafted from ebonite and exhibit a clear and articulate tonality that accentuates the sonic character of your instrument. Sweetwater is proud to offer Vandoren clarinet mouthpieces, a favorite among music educators and professional clarinetists alike. The Vandoren M15 CM4178 is a traditional-style mouthpiece for jazz and symphonic applications.

Note: Vandoren M15 series mouthpieces are specifically made for American clarinetists playing in A440 pitch. This model features Vandoren’s Profile 88 beak, which has a steeper exterior break angle than traditional styles. For questions about selecting the right Vandoren mouthpiece to suit your playing style, please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer!

Vandoren M15 CM4178 Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece Features:

  • Professional-quality ebonite Bb clarinet mouthpiece
  • Clear and articulate tonality
  • Ideal for jazz and symphonic applications
  • Tip opening: 1.03mm
  • Facing length: long
  • Tuning: 440Hz

Explore an Expansive Tonal Spectrum

The Rovner Versa-X is the ultimate high-performance ligature, offering unprecedented versatility and a dark, rich, and focused sound. Equipped with a newly designed, high-grade metal alloy cradle and repositionable flaps, the Rovner Versa-X ensures incredible evenness of scale and rock-solid intonation, projection, and control in every register. Users of irregular reeds will be pleased to find that the flaps on the Rovner Versa-X can be positioned asymmetrically to accommodate any reed shape. Plus, the Rovner Versa-X provides you with the option of covering or exposing the cradle to take your sound from warm and deep to bright and bold, while maintaining a rich, centered core. Awarded with the Best Tools for Schools honor at the 2012 NAMM Show, the Rovner Versa-X astounds across all applications, whether you’re playing in an orchestra or an amplified jazz, rock, or blues ensemble. Woodwind players at Sweetwater can attest to the Versa-X’s astounding creative and tonal flexibility. Get on the fast track to crafting your signature sound with a Versa-X ligature from Rovner!

Rovner Versa-X Ligature for Standard Bb Clarinet Hard Rubber Mouthpieces Features:

  • Astounds in every application from classical to rock, jazz, and blues
  • High-grade metal alloy cradle offers expansive tonal versatility
  • Rovner’s darkest ligature when flaps are positioned over the cradle
  • Exposing the cradle to the reed adds brilliance and presence while maintaining a rich, centered core
  • Rock-solid intonation, projection, and control throughout each register
  • Asymmetrical flap arrangements can accommodate irregular reeds
  • Awarded with the Best Tools for Schools award at NAMM '12
  • Includes a Rovner cap
  • Made in the USA

CM4178 M15 Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece - Profile 88, Series 13 Specifications:


SpecificationDetail
Instrument Bb Clarinet
Tip Opening 0.040" (1.03mm)
Facing Long
Beak Profile 88
Additional Features Pitch A-440

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