Berg Larsen Ebonite Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece 65/0 M - BL401

The Berg Larsen Ebonite Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece 65/0 M offers the resonant character of traditional black hard rubber in a precisely identified BL401 configuration. This version combines a 65 tip opening, brilliant chamber, and M facing.

Berg Larsen has used black ebonite for mouthpieces since 1945. Its absorbent qualities contribute to a more resonant sound, making the material a longstanding part of the range.

BL401 65/0 M specifications

• Instrument: Soprano saxophone.
• Material: Black ebonite, also known as hard rubber.
• Tip opening: 65 thousandths of an inch.
• Tone chamber: 0, brilliant.
• Facing: Longer American M facing with a flatter curve.

Choose your opening, chamber, and facing

Tip opening measures the distance between the reed tip and mouthpiece tip in thousandths of an inch. Wider openings generally allow softer reeds. A narrower opening can help beginners produce a clearer tone and more consistent intonation.

The chamber and baffle influence brightness and edge. More baffle creates more edge: chamber 0 is brilliant with the most edge, chamber 1 is bright, chamber 2 is round, and chamber 3 is mellow. This 65/0 M configuration uses chamber 0, described as brilliant.

SMS identifies the shorter French facing with a steeper curve; M identifies the slightly longer American facing with a flatter curve. These terms describe the facing curve length rather than the actual sound of the mouthpiece.

As a guide to the numbering system, the manufacturer's tenor example 100/0 SMS means a medium-close tenor tip opening, brilliant chamber, and short facing. This listing is specifically for the soprano 65/0 M configuration.