Richard Hawkins' Signature Mouthpiece Designed to the exacting specifications of noted clarinetist Richard Hawkins, the Backun Hawkins Signature Bb clarinet mouthpiece features a medium 1.08mm tip opening paired with a medium facing length, as well as the larger A-Frame bore introduced with the Backun McGill and Shifrin models. Crafted of high-grade marbleized hard-rod rubber and emblazoned with Richard's initials on the table, this mouthpiece looks every bit as good as it sounds and plays. As a member of Backun's high-end Signature series of mouthpieces, the Hawkins model represents a close collaboration between mouthpiece maker and artist and benefits from the design expertise Backun has gleaned from decades of mouthpiece craftsmanship.Ideal for advanced students and professionals The Hawkins Signature mouthpiece delivers a compact, seductively dark tone that retains crystalline clarity. Its inherent flexibility allows for effortless control while preserving your clarinet's core sound. While this versatile mouthpiece is perfectly at home