Clarinet Mouthpiece Chart

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Many players are interested in how my tip numbers compare to Van Doren. I suggest subtracting "5" from the Van Doren tip measurement to find the rough equivalent in my facings. Here is a link to the Van Doren site:

Van Doren Mouthpiece Chart

Facing	Length	Tip opening (mm)	Compare facing to
Cicero 11	16mm<	.96	Kaspar 11
Cicero 12	16mm	1.00	Kaspar 12
Cicero 13	16mm	1.04	Kaspar 13
Cicero 14	16mm	1.08	Kaspar 14
Eb	15mm	.96
CF	17mm	.96	M15, P34
CF+	17mm	1.00	5RV
CWF	17mm	.96
2M	17mm	1.04
2M*	17mm asymmetrical	1.04
2L	18mm	1.04	5RV Lyre
3L	18mm	1.08	B45 Lyre
4L	18mm	1.12
Jazz	19mm	1.20
EUROPA 2	19mm	1.04	VD M30
EUROPA 3	19mm	1.08
EUROPA 4	19mm	1.12	VD B40
EUROPA 5	19mm	1.16
(3, 4, 5*)	asymmetrical version