Selmer Focus Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece Royal players who don't may prefer

players who don't may prefer something more predictable

your opinion may not be as full of roses and butterflies

French sound — this is the one

For those on the fence between this and the the new Vision

which makes all those fast scale passages easier than you’d think

Selmer Focus Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece Royal players who don't may preferThe Selmer Focus mouthpiece is Selmer's version of the Vandoren B40 (sort of). It's got a similar geometry, though the tip opening is slightly smaller (190mm with the Focus vs 193 with the B40). It is a very easily controlled mouthpiece for orchestral and chamber music playing. I've tried it and I find it to be a bit "rounder" and less bright than the B40, which means it will blend better, but perhaps require more "oompf" to cut through a large brass