“I always believed that changing mouthpieces doesn’t make much sense, as the REAL sound on the instrument comes from the player himself. Until I played the JodyJazz HR* Clarinet 9 with the absolutely highly recommended POWER RING it literally changed that belief. This mouthpiece makes a huge difference, especially in achieving a warm sound, playing altissimo high notes becomes easier, and as an Arabic Maqam music player, it helps tremendously in producing microtonal notes with ease. For the ones who say “I don’t like my instrument’s sound” I say: go and pick one! “