Clark W Fobes NOVA Series Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece CF+

I've been playing this for about a month. I brought it to replace a Fobes Debut. Between the focused sound and the price, I think the Debut is the best student mouthpiece on the market. I was playing a much more expensive J&D Hite when I got the Debut as part of a new clarinet. I wanted to move up and try the Nova but the price was too much for me ($175) until I saw it on Amazon for $82. The Nova has much more dynamic range than the Debut and, with work, can provide the same focused sound. For me, it was a good step up as it challenged me to work a bit harder but delivered a really great sound.

With the right reed this mouthpiece sounds great. But the reed is important. I started using the reed I used on a Selmer HS*, and it lacked edge and had poor intonation. But when I tried Vandoren reeds, it brightened up, and played more in tune.

First off, I salute Mr. Fobes for making an excellent, yet affordable mouthpiece. When paired with the right reed (my last performance was on a  Vandoren CR623 Bass Clarinet V.12 Reeds Strength 3 ), it speaks well, allowing me to move from pp to ffff with good tone and articulation.

Quite good.

My son was able to improve his tone of his intermediate clarinet with this mouthpiece - buying another year for us before we need to step up to a better clarinet!

Product arrived as advertised.

This by far is the Best mouthpiece that i have ever used......it is easy to blow and is responsive......will be trying more advanced Clark W.Fobes mouthpieces in the future.....

Clark W Fobes Nova Series with CF+ facing is a fantastic all around mouthpiece.Flexible enough to play jazz, but solid enough to sound great in classical pieces.Clark was very responsive to any questions I had about the mouthpiece.For me, I have found the sweet spot for this mouthpiece with 3 1/2 strength Vandoren v12 reeds.