All new Clarinets and Saxophones would come with their own mouthpiece but as a player progress on their instruments it is often a normal progression for them to try and obtain a mouthpiece to suit their own style of playing and to improve and facilitate the sound of that instrument.

Dominant Violin strings Probably the best known string in the world, the Dominant violin strings are widely recommended by teacher and professionals. The following helpful information is provided by Pirastro: 1) High quality rosins enable perfect bowing without scratching, especially if only a thin layer has been applied. Other products to help the Bass player include the leather carry strap, the high stool and the bass wheel which slots into the endpin. Bow Cases

Bow cases are essential for the protection of your bow, especially if you carry your bow separate to your instrument.Here at Heritage Music we sell a range of stands, including stands for flute, oboe, clarinet and saxophone. p>The saying goes ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ and never a truer word was spoken when it comes to Brass instrument stands. Brazilwood bows tend to be cheaper bows and while players are not yet accomplished enough to discern the differences in bows, brasilwood is a very good option. Titanium adjusters are light and have favourable resonance characteristics and although more expensive then the standard string adjusters, are growing in popularity.

The Headway Band pickup, available for violin, viola, cello and Bass is a very popular choice being very simple to fit and yet producing a full bodied, natural sound. The Tonerite is the worlds most advanced and premier play-in device, significantly accelerating the play-in process and providing increased tone, playability and balance. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The Tonerite is available for all bowed string instruments and is now in 220V so no longer needs a power converter.

Or, why not try our HOME APPROVAL service – we can send you 4 in the post to try in the comfort of your own home. Making sure the humidity is correct is essential, especially if you’re traveling with the instrument from a cool climate to a warm, dry climate. If this is not possible we can select one to send you based on your needs or, if you’re not sure, we can send you 4 in the post to try in your own home. The precise engineering on the Wittner fine tune pegs has revolutionized the way student instruments can be tuned to precision with the same authentic look.

They nonetheless still offer a very full and mellow sound with an ability to project without being metallic. Flute

The standard flute in C comes with a wide variety of options from the silver plated student models to flutes which are precious metal throughout. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Moving on from there a solid silver riser or lip plate can make a big difference to the sound, a solid silver headjoint and ultimately sterling silver head, body and foot joint. Recently joined by the Nuvo flute and jSax, plastic woodwind instruments are opening up avenues that otherwise wouldn’t have existed. The most usual 'but' is age, which I try to counter with stories of adult pupils who have progressed as fast as children.