{"product_id":"seggelke-bb-clarinet-mouthpieces","title":"Seggelke Bb Clarinet Mouthpieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eJochen Seggelke has been making some of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/seggelke-boxwood-bb-clarinet\"\u003emost\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/seggelke-grenadilla-bb-clarinet\"\u003eincredible\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/seggelke-series-1000-bb-a-clarinet-mopane\"\u003eclarinets\u003c\/a\u003e in Europe for over 30 years. Based in Bamberg, Germany, the instruments they build under the Schwenk \u0026amp; Seggelke name are world-class. So when Jochen told me he was ready to release a clarinet mouthpiece line, I booked a flight. (Kidding, I was going anyway, but I brought some good reeds along.) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think they're really lovely, and they worked well with a Vandoren 56 Rue LePic #3\/3.5. That said, I'm going to record some music on all three of them, playing them with Seggelke's reeds on a Seggelke clarinet, so I get the \"full experience\" and post those recordings below shortly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing I noticed when he opened the case that contained these mouthpieces was, how shall I put this...the \u003cem\u003escent.\u003c\/em\u003e You know how quality rubber has this sulfur smell? Well, this, times 95 mouthpieces cooped up in a box for god-knows-how-long, made my eyes water. So I asked: \u003cem\u003ewhat's up with the rubber in these?\u003c\/em\u003e Answer: the hard rubber comes from the New York-Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie AG. This 150+ year old company has developed and patented their own rubber formula that's 100% natural, derived from \u003cstrong\u003enatural rubber, sulfur, and linseed oil\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their mixture is subjected to a \"prolonged vulcanization\" process (essentially \"baked\" for many hours at high temperatures) which permanently cross-links the molecules into a dense, rigid state. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OoAJNn6SETs?t=12\"\u003eGood stuff, Maynard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, Jochen starts with good rubber. But beyond that, in 1998 he developed a specific bore geometry he still uses: a parabolic taper at the entry (rather than a straight metric cone, which, as he'll tell you, is not ideal for a clarinet). He put that bore into everyone else's mouthpieces before he decided to put it in one with his name on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cvideo src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/videos\/c\/o\/v\/39994ffa2d22437a99be4e31f767d633.mov\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" style=\"float: right; width: 200px; margin: 0 0 1em 1.5em; border-radius: 10px;\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003eThe manufacturing process is exactly what you'd expect from a workshop running a Datron 5-axis CNC mill: facing, chamber, and baffle are all machined with a level of precision that handwork alone can't guarantee. Then it's hand-sanded \u0026amp; polished, the bore is reamed, tenon cork added, then play-tested. This is not a fast process...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThree facings:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design philosophy was restraint — just three facings, each targeting a different embouchure type, air pressure, and (Jochen's words) \u003cem\u003e\"hopefully not too much biting\"\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacing A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the longest and most open: 21mm length, 1.25mm tip opening. More air, more dynamic range, more demand from your embouchure — but also more tonal palette to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacing B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the shortest and tightest: 17mm length, 1.15mm tip opening. Faster response, easier intonation security, slightly less flexibility. If your principal need is precision and consistency, this is the one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacing C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the one in the middle — Goldilocks style: 19mm facing length, 1.23mm tip opening. If you're unsure where you land, start here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seggelke","offers":[{"title":"A (long\/open)","offer_id":51561839362338,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B (short\/close)","offer_id":51561839395106,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"C (medium\/medium)","offer_id":51561839427874,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/5799\/1202\/files\/SeggelkeMouthpieces-1.jpg?v=1776891494","url":"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/pt\/products\/seggelke-bb-clarinet-mouthpieces","provider":"earspasm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}