I currently play on 2 clariets. One being my marching clarinet; a Selmer CL200, Vandoren mouthpiece, Vandoren V12 3 1/2 reeds, and Rovner Lig. The second being my concert clarinet; Buffet R13, Vandoren 2Tone mouthpiece, Vandoren V12 3 1/2 reeds, and a Rovner Lig.

A Pair of Leblanc Concerto II clarinets (Bb and A)
Leblanc ED1 Mouthpiece
Vandoren Optimum Ligature
Gonzalez FOF Strength 4 Reeds

Leblanc Esprit Eb
Clark Fobes Nova Mouthpiece
Bonade Inverted Ligature
Grand Concert Evolution Strength 4 reeds (temporarily until Gonzalez Eb reeds become available)

Bradley

I play on a plastic student vito
with
Ralph Morgan mouthpiece
Vandoren v-12 2 1/2 reeds (I need to move up thought!)
and a Bonade inverted ligature.

My bass clarinet is a plastic student Bundy
stock mouthpiece :-(
and a BG france ligature

plastic vito
vandoren 5RVLyre mouthpiece
Bonade inverted ligature
vandoren v12 size 4 reeds

buffet r13
vandoren 5RVLyre mouthpiece
Bonade inverted ligature
vandoren v12 size 4 reeds

Buffet RC Bb
Vandoren 5RV lyre mouthpiece
Buffet Lig
Vandoren no.3 reeds

When I bought my RC a few months ago, there were a couple of Rico Grand Concert reeds thrown in, a 3 and 3 1/2. A they were freebies, I gave them a try and liked the 3. I am considering buying a box next time I need reeds.

Peter Eaton Elite Bb
Peter Eaton 1.23 21V Mouthpiece
Vandoren 56 Rue Lepic Strength 2.5 reeds
BG Revelation Ligature

Buffet Crampon RC Prestige Eb
Vandoren B44 Mouthpiece
Vandoren Strength 3 reeds
BG Revelation Ligature

Christine, how do you find the Peter Eaton clarinets to play? I was looking into them when I was in the market for a new clarinet but didn`t know anyone who actually played one so couldn`t get an honest opinion.

Personally I love them, but it`s very much a question of what suits you. I chose the Elite model because it has a wider bore (with the original design based on a wide bore version of the the Boosey & Hawkes 1010 - no longer made), is handmade (with great attention to detail and quality) and because they are made in England - like me!. Peter also does an international model which has a smaller bore size more like the Buffet/Yamaha/Selmer brands. The only real way to tell if these clarinets are what you`re after is to try some out and compare them to other brands.

For Marching Band:
Vito Plastic Bb (bought new) (number of overhauls: 1)

For all other playing (ie chamber winds, concert, solos, etc)
I play on a
Buffet-Crampon R13 Clarinet
(bought new)
(manufactured in late 90`s)

For both of them i use the same mouthpiece, ligature, and reeds.

Vandoren B40 (yes just plain old B40)
Rovner Clarinet LIgature (custom grade)
Vandoren 56 Rue Lepic # 3 reeds, but before they came out i used V12 #3`s

I also have recently acquired a new Noblet 45 Eb Clarinet, to start out on Eb with. Anyone got some suggestion for Eb Clarinet mouthpieces and ligatureS?

Wow you guys all play really nice clarinets, I am a Clarinet player for my Wind Ensemble, but I play my Piccolo for Marching.
My clarinet is a Buffet E-12 I find it to be very full in tone and intonation and I did try an R-13 but it was just as good as the E-12 so I decided to go with the E-12(also b/c it was cheaper)I do have a crystal mouthpiece which is made by Vandoren I believe, but Im not sure, I bought it online.

Buffet E-13
Buffet standard ligature
Hite D Mouthpiece
Vandoren 4 reeds

when u bought it online-was it new or used?-
(ps dont buy stuff online unless its from a respectable name such as Woodwind and Brasswind (wwbw.com or music123.com)
And im pretty darn sure Vandoren has never made a crystal mouthpiece-but i might be wrong.

Anybody know of a good Eb mouthpiece and ligature?

I`ve tried several mouthpieces (vandoren, yamaha & noblet) and ligatures (rovner, eddie daniels and bg) on my Eb Clarinet and have not found a better combination than the vandoren B44 mouthpiece and BG revelation ligature. This combination certainly suits me on my Buffet but I can`t say whether it will suit you. It will depend on your clarinet and style of playing, however I don`t think you will be disappointed with the response of the B44.
Hope this helps.

I play on a B40 for Bb-what are your ideas.oipinions on using the same model of mouthpiece for different types of clrinets? im thinking it would be a good idea to try a B40 for Eb if they have one...

btw thanks for the input il check out the B44 and rov lig

err bg lig lol