Otto Link Tone Edge Hard Rubber Clarinet Mouthpiece
Precision-engineered for advancing students and performing professionals, the Otto Link Tone Edge hard rubber clarinet mouthpiece delivers a centered, warm tonal core with responsive articulation and reliable projection. Crafted from high-quality hard rubber and featuring the classic Tone Edge facing, this mouthpiece balances clarity and flexibility across registers, making it ideal for orchestral, chamber, and solo settings.
Features:
Produces a well-balanced tone with just enough brightness and warmth
Far-reaching projection without ever sounding too harsh or abrasive
Material: High-grade hard rubber for a rich, focused sound and minimal overtone harshness.
Facing: Tone Edge design offers smooth response, evenness across registers, and easy control of timbre.
Tip and Chamber: Optimized tip opening and large chamber produce a warm, rounded core while preserving clarity and presence.
Response: Fast articulation and even intonation from low chalumeau to altissimo.
Versatility: Equally suited for classical repertoire and contemporary performance contexts.
Build quality: Durable construction with precise craftsmanship for consistent playability and long life
Made in the USA from the finest dense ebonite
Manufacturing Method: CNC machined
Supplied with ligature and cap
Why choose an Otto Link Tone Edge?
The Otto Link Tone Edge mouthpiece is valued for reliable tone and responsive playability. Its hard rubber construction tones down brightness while preserving projection, producing a rich sound that blends well in ensembles yet can cut through when required. For expressive phrasing, crisp articulation, and consistent tone across dynamics, the Tone Edge is a dependable option.
Generations of players have relied on the classic hard rubber Link sound: warm, full-bodied, and resonant, with a thick core that stays cohesive across the instrument’s range. It can sing smoothly and round in quiet passages, then deliver clarity and presence when the music demands more.
Warmth, depth, and the classic Link core
At its best, the Tone Edge delivers the distinctive Otto Link voice—centered and robust, with strong low-register presence and enough responsiveness to shape phrases with ease. Long considered the hard-rubber standard for players seeking a jazz-tinged tone with room for individual nuance, the current Tone Edge preserves that character while offering improved consistency.
Recommended for intermediate to professional clarinetists who want a warm, focused sound and excellent control.
The Otto Link Tone Edge embodies a landmark in jazz mouthpiece design, associated with artists such as Stan Getz, Bob Reynolds, Michael Brecker, and Chris Potter. Crafted from hard rubber using JJ Babbitt’s molded and vulcanized process to establish the Link tonal foundation, the Tone Edge then benefits from modern precision and stricter process control through a manufacturing partnership with Theo Wanne Mouthpieces. This combination ensures the original design intent is realized more consistently across individual mouthpieces.
Featuring a large chamber and a long facing, the Otto Link clarinet mouthpiece is easily controlled and produces a sweet, warm sound well suited to small-group jazz, dixieland, swing, and related styles. In short: the Tone Edge preserves the Link legacy with the reliability players have been seeking.
The closer tip openings give more control and require a harder reed set-up
The more open tips can give a wider sound with more projection but less focus and are harder to control in lower dynamics and with regards intonation
Ideal for Jazz, Swing, Commercial and Show playing, gives a sweet rich sound
Tip Opening Guide: (Model # = Inches)
Below is a full list of tip openings available:
3* = 0.040”
4 = 0.042”
4* = 0.044”
5 = 0.046”
5* = 0.048”
6 = 0.050”
6* = 0.053”
Model #COLR-XX
Select your model and experience the legendary sound of Otto Link!
We will get it for you!
** This product is a Prof “VIP” special order item and is not normally stocked in-store. Once you place your order, we’ll dedicate attention to sourcing it through our industry supplier network, prioritize the shipment to our location, inspect and certify the item, then send it to you. Typical turnaround is 7–14 days. Although we don’t keep this item on hand, our strong supplier relationships allow us to obtain it quickly. When available from our suppliers, we’ll provide an estimated delivery date and tracking number after the item ships. Ça c’est bon & C’est tout!
Otto Link Tone Edge Hard Rubber Clarinet Mouthpiece
Precision-engineered for advancing students and performing professionals, the Otto Link Tone Edge hard rubber clarinet mouthpiece delivers a centered, warm tonal core with responsive articulation and reliable projection. Crafted from high-quality hard rubber and featuring the classic Tone Edge facing, this mouthpiece balances clarity and flexibility across registers, making it ideal for orchestral, chamber, and solo settings.
Features:
Produces a well-balanced tone with just enough brightness and warmth
Far-reaching projection without ever sounding too harsh or abrasive
Material: High-grade hard rubber for a rich, focused sound and minimal overtone harshness.
Facing: Tone Edge design offers smooth response, evenness across registers, and easy control of timbre.
Tip and Chamber: Optimized tip opening and large chamber produce a warm, rounded core while preserving clarity and presence.
Response: Fast articulation and even intonation from low chalumeau to altissimo.
Versatility: Equally suited for classical repertoire and contemporary performance contexts.
Build quality: Durable construction with precise craftsmanship for consistent playability and long life
Made in the USA from the finest dense ebonite
Manufacturing Method: CNC machined
Supplied with ligature and cap
Why choose an Otto Link Tone Edge?
The Otto Link Tone Edge mouthpiece is valued for reliable tone and responsive playability. Its hard rubber construction tones down brightness while preserving projection, producing a rich sound that blends well in ensembles yet can cut through when required. For expressive phrasing, crisp articulation, and consistent tone across dynamics, the Tone Edge is a dependable option.
Generations of players have relied on the classic hard rubber Link sound: warm, full-bodied, and resonant, with a thick core that stays cohesive across the instrument’s range. It can sing smoothly and round in quiet passages, then deliver clarity and presence when the music demands more.
Warmth, depth, and the classic Link core
At its best, the Tone Edge delivers the distinctive Otto Link voice—centered and robust, with strong low-register presence and enough responsiveness to shape phrases with ease. Long considered the hard-rubber standard for players seeking a jazz-tinged tone with room for individual nuance, the current Tone Edge preserves that character while offering improved consistency.
Recommended for intermediate to professional clarinetists who want a warm, focused sound and excellent control.
The Otto Link Tone Edge embodies a landmark in jazz mouthpiece design, associated with artists such as Stan Getz, Bob Reynolds, Michael Brecker, and Chris Potter. Crafted from hard rubber using JJ Babbitt’s molded and vulcanized process to establish the Link tonal foundation, the Tone Edge then benefits from modern precision and stricter process control through a manufacturing partnership with Theo Wanne Mouthpieces. This combination ensures the original design intent is realized more consistently across individual mouthpieces.
Featuring a large chamber and a long facing, the Otto Link clarinet mouthpiece is easily controlled and produces a sweet, warm sound well suited to small-group jazz, dixieland, swing, and related styles. In short: the Tone Edge preserves the Link legacy with the reliability players have been seeking.
The closer tip openings give more control and require a harder reed set-up
The more open tips can give a wider sound with more projection but less focus and are harder to control in lower dynamics and with regards intonation
Ideal for Jazz, Swing, Commercial and Show playing, gives a sweet rich sound
Tip Opening Guide: (Model # = Inches)
Below is a full list of tip openings available:
3* = 0.040”
4 = 0.042”
4* = 0.044”
5 = 0.046”
5* = 0.048”
6 = 0.050”
6* = 0.053”
Model #COLR-XX
Select your model and experience the legendary sound of Otto Link!
We will get it for you!
** This product is a Prof “VIP” special order item and is not normally stocked in-store. Once you place your order, we’ll dedicate attention to sourcing it through our industry supplier network, prioritize the shipment to our location, inspect and certify the item, then send it to you. Typical turnaround is 7–14 days. Although we don’t keep this item on hand, our strong supplier relationships allow us to obtain it quickly. When available from our suppliers, we’ll provide an estimated delivery date and tracking number after the item ships. Ça c’est bon & C’est tout!
