Rico B7 Graftonite Mouthpiece for Bb Clarinet

I am a big fan of these mouthpieces for saxophone so I tried the clarinet version. Not disappointed - responsive and easy to play with a good full tone. This should be no surprise as they are the last designs by Arnold Brilhart whose mouthpieces were favoured by Artie Shaw amongst others. Don't believe what you may read elsewhere, try one - or a few, they are cheap enough to try out. I highly recommend them

I bought it to replace some no name clarinet mouthpiece that was supplied with my buffet b12. My hope was that i could futher remove some squeaks. The original mouthpiece just didn't feel right, too sketchy and prone to squeeking. Well the Graftonite B5 looks almost identical in many ways but plays much better. The cork is snug but does fit. The odd ridge on the reed table is not noticeable when actually playing and my "carmichael" leather ligature fits well enough. Compared to the one that came with the instrument, I can bend the pitch a bit more and is let prone to odd frequencies in the sound. Overall it sounds slightly less classical and possibly a bit more suited to jazz. But for practice of any style of music, if you were otherwise stuck with a crappy mouthpiece, the b5 would be a worthy upgrade. I might like to try a bigger tip opening and different chamber size just for fun, this one is in the normal range for a beginner, not too open, not too crazy. Its definitely playable and well worth the 20 quid.

It made playing easier requiring less wind and effort

I bought a very cheap clarinet (Chinese import) and couldn't get it to blow properly (lots of squeaks). I play sax so I thought it was likely problem with the instrument. Mouthpieces on cheap instruments tend to be very poor so I replaced it with this one. It blows fine and a lot cheaper than a Yamaha. Went for the mid value B5 and this is fine sound wise. Definitely worth the money if you don't want to spend a huge amount of money on a cheap learners clarinet but want it to be possible to play.

I was after another make and model, but having checked everything out I ascertained that this was part of the Brilhart family. I was blowing Brilhart reeds a long time ago which were always reliable. I have been using Rico Royal reeds since the mid 70's and I have never felt the need to change to another reed manufacturer. This mouthpiece compliments those reeds. I am pleased with my purchase.

Very good

My son found his clarinet very hard work to play. His teacher recommended this new head as good quality at a reasonable price. He was absolutely right. My son now has no problems playing.

I bought this mouthpiece to try and get a reliable sound, from a cheap clarinet. very pleased with the result. I now have a working instrument that also performs well with the harder reeds.