🎵 BACKUN Vocalise Eb Mouthpiece — Ease in the High Register by Hawkins and Backun

The BACKUN Vocalise Eb Clarinet Mouthpiece provides clarinetists with an ease of playing in the high register without the need for complex alternate fingerings to resolve challenging intonation issues. Designed by Richard Hawkins and crafted by Backun, the Vocalise Eb utilizes advanced machining technologies that result in an incredibly consistent clarinet mouthpiece that works equally well with synthetic or cane reeds. Available in two models: G (Medium/Medium) — clear, focused sound for solo and chamber performances, and H (Open/Long) — exceptional power and depth of tone for larger orchestral works. Crafted from hard-rod rubber on a 9-axis CNC machine using "done-in-one" technology. Complex resonance at a reasonable price.

🎶 Sound Characteristics

The Vocalise Eb is a mouthpiece that changes your approach to the Eb clarinet. The high register becomes accessible without complex alternate fingerings, providing clean intonation and stable sound.

✔️ Ease in the high register — the upper register of the Eb clarinet becomes accessible without the need for complex alternate fingerings

✔️ Resolves intonation challenges — advanced manufacturing technologies ensure stable, clean intonation across all registers

✔️ Incredible consistency — 9-axis CNC technology guarantees identical performance of every mouthpiece

✔️ Reed versatility — works equally well with synthetic (Légère) and cane reeds

✔️ Complex resonance at a reasonable price — professional sound quality of the Vocalise series accessible to all levels of players

🎵 G Model — Medium/Medium

The G model produces a clear, focused sound with a tonal quality closely aligned with the soprano clarinet. Ideally suited for solo and chamber music performances.

✔️ Tip Opening: Medium
✔️ Facing: Medium
✔️ Sound character: clear, focused, closely aligned with the soprano clarinet
✔️ Recommended reeds: Légère Synthetic 3.75 or cane reeds 4.0
✔️ Ideal for: solo and chamber music

🎵 H Model — Open/Long

The H model offers artists an open facing mouthpiece with exceptional power and depth of tone for larger orchestral works and performance settings.

✔️ Tip Opening: Open
✔️ Facing: Long
✔️ Sound character: powerful, deep, with exceptional projection
✔️ Recommended reeds: Légère Synthetic 3.5 or cane reeds 4.0
✔️ Ideal for: orchestral works and large venues

🔧 Design and Technology

✔️ Hard-rod rubber — material chosen for its acoustic properties: warm, rich tone with optimal vibration and resonance

✔️ 9-axis CNC machine — crafted on a highly advanced 9-axis CNC machine using "done-in-one" technology (milling and lathing in one program without recalibration)

✔️ CAD/CAM design and 3D prototyping — designed using advanced software and tested with 3D printing technology

✔️ 100% consistency — "done-in-one" technology without recalibration guarantees identical performance of every mouthpiece

✔️ Synthetic and cane reed compatibility — designed to work equally well with both reed types

✔️ Traditional cork — classic cork tenon fitting (unlike the O-Rings of the Signature Series)

📊 Specifications

📦 What's Included

✔️ Vocalise Eb Clarinet Mouthpiece — G or H model (1 pc)
✔️ Mouthpiece patch (1 pc)
✔️ BACKUN warranty

🎯 Who Is the Vocalise Eb For

✔️ Orchestral players (H model) — powerful, deep tone with exceptional projection for Eb clarinet orchestral parts

✔️ Chamber musicians and soloists (G model) — clear, focused sound closely aligned with the soprano clarinet

✔️ Clarinetists with Eb intonation challenges — the mouthpiece provides ease in the high register without complex fingerings

✔️ Students and Eb clarinet beginners — affordable Vocalise series pricing combined with professional sound quality

✔️ Synthetic reed players — optimized for Légère and other synthetic reeds

✔️ Wind ensembles — stable intonation and clean tone for ensemble playing

📊 BACKUN Eb Clarinet Mouthpiece Comparison

🎬 Video — BACKUN Vocalise Eb Clarinet Mouthpiece

🏭 About Richard Hawkins — Backun Mouthpiece Designer

🇺🇸 Richard Hawkins is an American clarinetist, distinguished educator and master mouthpiece craftsman. Fenelon B. Rice Professor of Clarinet at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He made his solo debut at the Kennedy Center with Mstislav Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra (1992). He served as principal clarinet of the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra for five seasons. He has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Bogota Philharmonic and at numerous festivals. He designed instruments for the G. Leblanc Corporation and developed his own line of clarinet mouthpieces that have become some of the most widely favoured products in the industry. His former students include Anthony McGill (principal clarinet, New York Philharmonic), Boris Allakhverdyan and other distinguished clarinetists. He is an artist and representative for Légère Reeds and Backun Musical Services. Designer of all Backun mouthpieces — from the Vocalise to the Signature series.

💬 Designer Quote

🎵 "It has long been my goal to create a clarinet mouthpiece that satisfies the nuances of change while preserving the history of the craft."
— Richard Hawkins, Mouthpiece Designer and Professor, Oberlin Conservatory

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

🚚 Shipping and Payment

✅ Free shipping across Ukraine from 4000 UAH
🚚 Nova Poshta — 1–3 days across Ukraine
💳 Pay in installments — Monobank, PrivatBank
✅ Official warranty by BACKUN
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🎵 Order the BACKUN Vocalise Eb mouthpiece at SoundsGood — ease in the high register by Hawkins and Backun! 🎶