Clark Fobes Bass Clarinet Mouthpieces Facing:HB

Clark Fobes Bass Clarinet Mouthpieces Facing:HBI had been hearing about Clark's bass clarinet mouthpieces for years from friends like Jeff Anderle, who works with Clark, and from dozens of players emailing me, or coming into the shop raving about theirs. I had to find out what all the fuss was about. So I wrote Clark and he sent me one of each of his facings, and I tried them. "Pretty damn impressive," I thought. So for all of you who've been wondering about the Fobes, here is my take on each of

(Fun fact: the "R13" name showed up in 1955

and that they spent over four years on it

5 is a great pairing with this mouthpiece

But honestly

the stand can't store inside a Bb clarinet bell (like most of the pack-away stands on the market)

it's portable — it folds up into a small (-ish) 25" x 5" (645mm x 120mm) clump of steel that weighs about 6 pounds (2

The modern F

polycylindrical family—similar in feel to the Buffet R13/RC family

Uebel designed their C clarinet from the ground up

is most definitely available

live streaming

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