Designed and produced to meet the highest professional standards. Giving a rich sound with flexibility. Popular as a 'step up' mouthpiece for players who would like a better mouthpiece but are put off by higher prices.

The Standard Series are made out of high quality phenol resin (plastic) and feature a design based upon the top grade Custom series. They are extremely consistent in specifications and playing quality, and offer excellent value for their price. The facing of this series is slightly shorter than that of the Custom series making them easier to play, and easier for beginning students to achieve a rich characteristic clarinet sound. They also are available in a variety of sizes, to suit the needs players of many different styles.

Many saxophonists and clarinettists appreciate the acoustical timbre, accuracy and consistency of Selmer (Paris) mouthpieces. These mouthpieces are precision machined to exact tolerances . Fabricated from "ebonite" (vulcanized rubber) the mouthpieces have incredible longevity - for over 100 years, Selmer Paris has been producing mouthpieces to these fine specifications, while the techniques of old are refined and updated to maintain the original and expected quality. The mouthpieces are available in a wide range of tip openings and facing lengths so that the player can find one best suited to his or her personal requirements. Selmer (Paris) C85 mouthpieces bring a new sound to clarinets - a large sound, rich in low overtones, with a subtle blending of power and roundness. C85 mouthpieces are available for Eb soprano, Bb, and bass clarinets. Standard facing - 115.

All Vandoren mouthpieces are precision made in a meticulous, refined and lengthy process that takes them from vulcanised (hardened) rubber "blanks" to diamond cut, hand-finished objects of beauty. Each model is individually checked for appearance and precise dimensions following each step. The tolerances of 4/10, 000 of an inch are so small that in order to maintain precision, the table is not polished, though the rest of the mouthpiece is polished to a high shine. Each mouthpiece is hand finished at the baffle, walls, and tip rail, and tested by a professional musician before leaving the factory.

According to this small company - Pomarico - based in Milan, Italy, Crystal is absolutely the best sound conductor. Crystal is the most hygienic mouthpiece material, and will not change its shape over time. Each mouthpiece is completely hand made, in pure Italian crystal from Tuscany. Pomarico mouthpieces are played and appreciated world-wide. The Jewel series (Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Damond and Nigun (represented by the "jewel" inlaid in the back of each mouthpiece), each has a different tip opening/facing.