The mouthpiece bore must be this size for the clarinet to tune properly.įrom my research at the archives in the Horniman Collection in London, and the University of Edinburgh, it appears that at the time of the merger, the newly formed company based the design of the 1010 primarily on the Boosey & Co clarinets – specifically the 200 model, which had a similar bore size. The 1010 has a large, cylindrical bore measuring around 15.24mm (0.6 inch) from the top of the mouthpiece bore down to the beginning of the flare in the bottom joint.
I have restored and maintained this collection over several years for London based clarinettist, Jonathan Parkin.Īll of these mouthpieces were specifically made for the wide bore clarinet created shortly after the merger of Boosey & Co and Hawkes & Son in 1930 – what become known as the 1010. They are extremely rare and unusual mouthpieces, and are hardly ever found today. Pictured is a lovely collection of Boosey & Hawkes Bb clarinet mouthpieces – circa 1934 – 1946. Some of my English friends have asked me to post about English mouthpieces.