Bb/A Clarinet:
Instrument: Buffet R-13 Festival, with custom cork pads and other custom adjustments by Tim Clark of Columbus, OH
Mouthpiece: Michael Chesher, Zinner A model
Ligature: Rovner
Barrel: Pyne Moennig, 67 mm (B-flat clarinet); Pyne 1+, 65 mm (A clarinet)
Reeds: Vandoren V12 #4, Vandoren 56 Rue Lepic #3.5+
Eb Clarinet:
Instrument: Buffet R-13, with custom cork pads by Fred Weiner
of New York City
Mouthpiece: Vandoren 5RV
Ligature: Rovner
Barrel: Buffet, 42 mm
Reeds: Vandoren #4
Bass Clarinet
Instrument: Yamaha 622, with custom kid leather pads by Larry
Long of Bowling Green, KY
Mouthpiece: Vandoren B44
Ligature: Rovner
Reeds: Vandoren #3.5
Alto Saxophone
Instrument: Yamaha 875 Custom
Mouthpiece: Rousseau New Classic NC4 for classical;
Meyer 6, medium chamber for jazz
Ligature: Winslow
Reeds: Vandoren #3.5 or Glotin #3.5 for classical, Vandoren Java
#3 or 3 1/2 for jazz
Other recommended mouthpieces:
Clarinet: Vandoren B40, Pyne Sinfonia mouthpieces
(for high school students, as they are quite good and considerably
less expensive than his artist mouthpieces.)
Saxophone: Selmer C* (good for both classical and jazz)
Ligatures:
The new Vandoren ligatures, the Luyben inverted ligature, and many of the BG models (similar to the Rovner design) are also quite good. I recommend Rovner because of the durability (very difficult to damage) as well as the improvement of the seal of the reed on the mouthpiece, which I find facilitates articulation.
