Classical Mouthpieces

The Classical sheet metal mouthpiece is an exceptionally good match to the classical models because of its long, conical shape, which lacks the modern cup, throat, and backbore. Although the instruments certainly play well with many modern mouthpieces, these conical models yield a soft quality, warm quality of sound that blends well with other early wind instruments in wind section of a period instrument classical orchestra or chamber music group. 

Four designs are available; high and low models the mid-19th century by Kruspe, and high and low horn French models copied from anonymous originals of the late 18th- early 19th centuries.

Rims can be made in a number of diameters and widths, or the mouthpieces can be threaded to accept a threaded modern horn rim All four designs are formed by hand from sheet metal with a separate turned rim soldered on.