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It took a pilgrimage to Europe, meeting players from all backgrounds and styles, to finalize the concept that would become the Euro Signature Bb Mouthpiece. Stepping-out of his comfort zone, Richard Hawkins embraced the larger-than-life mouthpieces that are currently popular among many European Artists. For a big robust sound that is easy to articulate, a proprietary hard-rod rubber was selected for its ability to hold all dynamics with clarity and control, but without the edge that is common in so many large-facing designs. Named for the continent on which it was developed and tested, the Euro Signature Bb Mouthpiece by Hawkins and Backun is worth getting out of your comfort zone for!
"I have really been looking forward to this release. As a player, I find it gratifying to play on a mouthpiece that produces a refined, yet robust and louder, sound without extensive amounts of air and lip pressure. I have designed a mouthpiece that has a significant amount of volume of sound that can be used for orchestral, band, wind ensemble, modern contemporary classical and jazz playing without losing longevity and embouchure control for the player." RH
Specs:
Extra/Open tip at 1.30mm with an Open+/Long facing, paired with the A-Frame Bore. Crafted from Spanish marble hard-rod rubber
A=440-441/66mm typical barrel length or A=442/65mm typical barrel length
Engraved with EU on the table for Euro
Includes:
One Euro Signature Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece with three medium-sized self-lubricating O-Rings, one small flathead screwdriver and one mouthpiece patch.
All Backun Signature Series Mouthpieces come with medium-sized O-Rings installed, which fit a majority of clarinet barrel tenons.
"For real, the LOUDEST, most refined, mouthpiece I have ever designed or played. It is so much fun!”
- Richard Hawkins, Mouthpiece Designer and Professor, Oberlin Conservatory
Reinventing the clarinet
Backun, a brand born in 2007, the year in which they launched their first clarinet, and with a focus on the musicians who will play their instruments, as its creator and president himself has been a clarinetist.
Morrie Backun, who designs the brand, is a professional clarinetist who has played bass clarinet in the Vancouver Radio Orchestra, Canada. He started out designing the latest Leblanc models, and then began making kites and bells for Leblanc.
Out of that passion came Morrie's idea to develop first accessories and then clarinets to help musicians perfect their craft.
One of the main differences that Backun has, according to many musicians, is the sound concept. Whether in the cheaper or more expensive models, the sound is warm, round, not nasal, not squeaky. The sonorous conception has to do with the interior designs of the tubes of their clarinets.
The tuning, which is super important, is very well achieved. Where the tone holes are placed and how he has the overcut and undercut is one of Morrie's specialties.
Those developments were designed to achieve the 2 things that a clarinetist is looking for, and that the brand seeks to differentiate itself, that it sounds beautiful and that it sounds in tune.
From professional and studio clarinets to the most sophisticated accessories, Backun has a wide range of products adapted to the needs of each artist. There are four ranges of clarinets available: Studio, Intermediate, Professional and Custom.
All of them are handcrafted in cocobolo or granadilla wood with silver and/or gold keys and mechanisms, making them a unique piece. In addition, the wide variety of designs in barrels and bells offer the musician the possibility of customizing his clarinet to his taste.
To sum up, we can say that sonority, tuning and ergonomics make Backun the big difference.
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Reinventing the clarinet
Backun, a brand born in 2007, the year in which they launched their first clarinet, and with a focus on the musicians who will play their instruments, as its creator and president himself has been a clarinetist.
Morrie Backun, who designs the brand, is a professional clarinetist who has played bass clarinet in the Vancouver Radio Orchestra, Canada. He started out designing the latest Leblanc models, and then began making kites and bells for Leblanc.
Out of that passion came Morrie's idea to develop first accessories and then clarinets to help musicians perfect their craft.
One of the main differences that Backun has, according to many musicians, is the sound concept. Whether in the cheaper or more expensive models, the sound is warm, round, not nasal, not squeaky. The sonorous conception has to do with the interior designs of the tubes of their clarinets.
The tuning, which is super important, is very well achieved. Where the tone holes are placed and how he has the overcut and undercut is one of Morrie's specialties.
Those developments were designed to achieve the 2 things that a clarinetist is looking for, and that the brand seeks to differentiate itself, that it sounds beautiful and that it sounds in tune.
From professional and studio clarinets to the most sophisticated accessories, Backun has a wide range of products adapted to the needs of each artist. There are four ranges of clarinets available: Studio, Intermediate, Professional and Custom.
All of them are handcrafted in cocobolo or granadilla wood with silver and/or gold keys and mechanisms, making them a unique piece. In addition, the wide variety of designs in barrels and bells offer the musician the possibility of customizing his clarinet to his taste.
To sum up, we can say that sonority, tuning and ergonomics make Backun the big difference.
