Reeds – Care & cleaning – Mouthpieces/Ligatures

Reeds

Rico orange box are very free blowing

First year – size 2.0

Second year – size 2.5

Vandoren blue box are more resistant

First year – size 1.5

Second year – size 2.0

“Pull through” Swab

I prefer these pull-through swabs by Hodge, they are very absorbent, dry quickly, and even fit through the neck and mouthpiece!

“Pad Saver”

There are also these fuzzy pad savers and honestly, I don’t recommend them.

Cork Grease

For the corks on the clarinet joints and mouthpiece

Yamaha 4C ~$40

inexpensive, reliable, easy to play

2 Screw ~$10

standard

Rovner Dark ~$40

slight darker sound, little bit easier to adjust