Chedeville SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece - 1

Chedeville SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece – 1 | Piano Gallery, Idaho Falls

The Chedeville SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece brings together the best qualities of Chedeville's top-of-the-line models into an accessible package that serves serious students and professionals alike — inheriting the dark warmth of the Umbra and melding it with the free-blowing clarity of the Elite to produce a tone rich in harmonic colors with enough ping to resonate clearly in any concert hall. Made from German rod rubber rather than proprietary Chedeville rubber, the SAV passes significant savings to the player without sacrificing tonal quality or construction precision. Precision CNC machined in Savannah, Georgia, and individually hand finished and play tested by expert makers before shipment. The tip 1 opening at .039" (1.0mm) is a very close, controlled facing suited to players who want the most focused, centered tone with precise reed control. Over a century of Chedeville expertise at an accessible price.

Product Overview

Chedeville has one of the longest and most storied histories in woodwind mouthpiece making — founded in Paris, France by Charles Chedeville, whose family represented generations of musicians and instrument makers, the company was competing head-to-head with the most renowned French mouthpiece makers by 1924. The tonal philosophy behind Chedeville mouthpieces — rich, dark warmth built from quality hard rubber with careful attention to chamber and facing geometry — has made them a gold standard reference for clarinet and saxophone players for over a century. Now under the JodyJazz umbrella, Chedeville continues that legacy with the same commitment to craftsmanship and tonal excellence that established its reputation.

The SAV series was designed specifically to democratize access to Chedeville's premium tonal character — using German rod rubber rather than proprietary Chedeville rubber reduces the material cost meaningfully while preserving the dark, warm, resonant tonal qualities that hard rubber mouthpiece construction is known for. German rod rubber is itself a premium material widely respected among professional mouthpiece makers for its density, consistency, and tonal characteristics — this is a deliberate material substitution that maintains high quality while enabling a more accessible price point rather than a cost-cutting compromise.

For Bb clarinet specifically, the SAV's combination of Umbra-inherited dark warmth and Elite-inherited free-blowing clarity produces a tonal character that is musically balanced and versatile — dark enough for orchestral blending and solo warmth, clear and projecting enough to cut through in ensemble contexts without thinning the tone. The free-blowing character is particularly valuable at the tip 1 opening — a very close facing that already requires more focused air support, and a mouthpiece that adds resistance on top of that opening size would be significantly more demanding than the SAV's design intends.

CNC precision machining ensures that the chamber geometry, facing curve, and tip rail dimensions are accurate and consistent from one mouthpiece to the next — the individual hand finishing and expert play testing that follows the CNC machining step adds the final refinement and quality assurance that confirms each mouthpiece performs to the intended tonal design.

Ideal For

• Orchestral and symphonic clarinet players who want the SAV's dark warmth and free-blowing clarity in the very close tip 1 opening for focused, centered tone production
• Serious students and advancing players who want premium Chedeville tonal character at a more accessible price than the proprietary-rubber Umbra
• Players who want the combination of dark Umbra warmth and Elite clarity that the SAV's German rod rubber construction delivers consistently
• Music educators who want to recommend a consistently made, hand-finished, play-tested Bb clarinet mouthpiece for serious students
• Clarinet players in Idaho Falls looking for Chedeville's century of French mouthpiece tradition in a precision CNC-machined, hand-finished SAV at an accessible price

Key Features

Combines Umbra Warmth and Elite Clarity
The SAV inherits the dark warmth of the Umbra and the free-blowing clarity of the Elite — producing a tone rich in harmonic colors with enough projection and ping to resonate clearly in any concert hall or ensemble setting.

German Rod Hard Rubber Construction
The same premium German rod rubber used in JodyJazz mouthpieces provides density, consistency, and warm tonal character at a more accessible price than proprietary Chedeville rubber — quality without compromise.

Tip 1 Opening — .039" (1.0mm)
A very close, controlled tip opening for maximum tonal focus and centration — suited to players who want precise reed control and a highly centered, focused sound with the SAV's characteristic dark warmth.

CNC Precision Manufacturing with Hand Finishing and Play Testing
CNC machined in Savannah, Georgia for accuracy and consistency, then individually hand finished and play tested by expert makers — the combination of modern precision manufacturing and traditional craft finishing.

Free-Blowing Feel with Clean Articulation
The SAV's chamber geometry produces a free-blowing response that doesn't add resistance on top of the close tip opening — clean articulation and accurate intonation across the full clarinet range.

Over a Century of Chedeville Expertise
Founded in Paris in the early 20th century and now under the JodyJazz umbrella — Chedeville brings more than 100 years of mouthpiece-making tradition and tonal philosophy to every SAV produced.

What's Included

• Chedeville SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece (Tip 1)
• Free standard shipping

Note: Ligature and cap sold separately.

Specification Details

Model SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece Manufacturer Part # CHSAVCL1 Instrument Bb Clarinet Material German Rod Hard Rubber Finish Black Tip Opening 1 / .039" (1.0mm) Manufacturing Precision CNC, Savannah, Georgia Finishing Hand Finished and Play Tested Ligature Sold Separately Cap Sold Separately

Experience This Clarinet Mouthpiece Today

The Chedeville SAV Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece in tip 1 is available now at Piano Gallery in Idaho Falls. Stop in to try it or reach out online to order yours — Chedeville's century of French mouthpiece expertise, German rod rubber construction, and hand-finished precision at an accessible price point.