• Home / Ligatures, Caps and Mouthpieces / Clarinet / Rico

Rico Royal Bb Clarinet mouthpiece

2 reviews

Price: £12.68 inc VAT and Economy Delivery

Buying options:

•Available in three facings and chambers
•Ease of tone production and playability
•Wide range of tonal colors
•Durability-won't chip or crack

Choosing a mouthpiece

The facing or tip opening is the measured gap between the tip of the mouthpiece and the reed and changes the resistance of the mouthpiece:

Open facing: The reed is further from the tip of the mouthpiece. This creates more resistance. A lower strength reed is recommended to allow the reed more space to vibrate.

Close facing: The reed is closer to the tip of the mouthpiece creating less resistance. A stronger reed is recommended allowing the reed to vibrate in a smaller amount of space.

Medium facing is a compromise between the 2.

•Chambers: The chamber is essentially an extension of the bore of the instrument and affects the sound as follows:

•A Largest-darkest sound
•B Medium-moderate brilliance
•C Small-most brilliance and projection

Customers also bought:

Rico Royal Bb Clarinet reeds. Pack of 3

£4.92 £4.18

Rico Clarinet Ligature and Cap

£12.42 £12.36

Rico Clarinet. H-Ligature and Cap. Gold

£24.39 £22.88

Rico Clarinet Ligature.

£7.51 £7.08

Rico Orange Bb Clarinet Reeds. Pack of 3

£4.80 £3.96

Vandoren Traditional Bb Clarinet Reeds. Single reed.

£2.28

Vandoren V.12 Bb Clarinet Reeds. Pack of 10

£33.50 £30.00

2 customer reviews:

Rating Summary	100% (2)
J 13/03/2011 15:15 Woodbridge, United Kingdom Keen Amateur	4 out of 4 found the following review helpful Excellent Pros: Cheap enough to buy over the internet and try out for a few weeks, safe in the knowledge that I wouldn't have wasted heaps of money if it didn't really improve my playing. Cons: Nothing. Other: This mouthpiece replaced a far more expensive one and it suits me far better. I immediately found that the pressure of blowing is vastly reduced and isn't affected by which strength reed I choose. Did you find this review helpful? Yes No
peter 24/06/2011 17:20 newcastleton, United Kingdom Keen Amateur	2 out of 2 found the following review helpful Changed clarinet from a goose to a humming bird. Pros: Raised table takes all the guess work of lining up the reed and ligature line like one found on the top end mouthpieces is also useful. Price is unbelievable, might end up yet with a range of mouthpieces at this price. Cons: That I didn't have one years ago. Other: Brought a new clarinet some five years ago in the island of Gozo from a band shop. Played ok in the shop but on a longer try it was like blowing up a balloon. It's been abandoned in the cupboard since. Tried with the Rico mouthpiece and no problem, in fact so good have sold my other two clarinets and use this one only. Easy blowing mouthpiece (A3) well made and can change the way an instrument plays for the better. Did you find this review helpful? Yes No