Vandoren CM1005 BD5 Black Diamond Ebonite Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

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Vandoren CM1005 BD5 Black Diamond Ebonite Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It is worth every penny! I recommend getting it before everyone finds out and the price goes up. This is my first purchase from amazon whose delivery was a week before time.

My current setup is the vandoren bd5 series 13 with (regular) reserve #2. Vandoren recommends this unit be used with 3.

The amount of control and expressiveness this added based on the unit provided with a student instrument is immense. The mouthpiece responds effortlessly in all dynamics and articulations. This mouthpiece is far more playable and allows a huge range i... Read More

It produces really good tone quality, when paired with the correct reed. They balance perfectly with the bd5 which is very dark sounding, sometimes too dark. Gave my son a warm tone as well as easier access to higher notes!

Behn aria reeds are very responsive, and very colorful and bright. V12 reed feels a lot less finicky on exact position of the reed as well. Bd5 takes takes soft reeds.

Cons

The cork is not thick enough for the barrel joint. It loosely slides on and off making it unusable. I plan to strip off the cork and replace it with a thicker cork, but am not sure if this will work.

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Quality

I recommend playing your favorite piece with your current mouth piece and then play it again using the bd5 and you too will be ... Read More

Happy with the fit and comfort sounds clear

With the 13 series my instrument is nearly dead in tune with a deep and warm sound

My son moved from a b44 to this and he says that it is a much better quality mouthpiece for highschool players

Price

I recommend getting it before everyone finds out and the price goes up

Even so this mouthpiece is worth the price

Competitiveness

It’s very responsive and pairs well with a vandoren v12 reed

I am impressed with all the vandoren products which i have purchased

I hadnt used a vandoren mouthpiece for a number of years but decided to go back to one

I have always used vandoren products i have a few different bb mouthpieces from them some ligatures reeds you name it ive got it

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This product had a total of 599 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 31 2023.