ONYX Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece
ONYX Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece
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The ONYX is our most popular bass clarinet mouthpiece. Utilizing premium German rod rubber and based on our own Custom A-frame blank, we CNC mill these mouthpieces but maintain the machine finish on the exterior of the mouthpiece. This gives it a matte finish compared to the smooth, glossy appearance of the extensively hand-finished Custom and marbled hard rubber mouthpieces.
Our standard 1.82mm tip opening and long facing is applied to our ONYX mouthpieces. This gives a large, colorful sound that projects across the hall with a 3 - 3.5 strength reed recommended. Brian uses Vandoren Traditional reeds as a baseline, but most reeds work well.
NOTE: All mouthpieces are made to order and ONYX mouthpieces currently have a 1-2 week wait.
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Brian’s Mouthpieces are absolutely fantastic. I placed an order and he reached out personally to get an idea of what my current set up was and what I was looking for in a new mouthpiece. He sent his full lineup of mouthpieces and 2 different facings to try. I ended up keeping an ONYX and a Honu both is his C1 facing. It was an extremely had decision on what to keep from his custom series but from the very first few notes I knew there was no way I was sending back the ONYX. I have had several colleagues and students try it also and it has always impressed. It makes playing the bass clarinet feel effortless and has tons of space and color allowing you to play extremely soft and extremely loud while still retaining the core sound of your instrument. Highly recommend trying it out you will not find a better mouthpiece at this price point!
