Jj Babbitt
Encyclopedia
jj Babbitt is a manufacturer of clarinet
and saxophone
mouthpieces
. The company was founded after World War I by Jesse James Babbitt. Located in Elkhart, Indiana
, the company produces mouthpieces under the brand names Guy Hawkins, Otto Link, Meyer, jj Babbitt, Wolfe Tayne, and J & D Hite.
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
mouthpieces
Mouthpiece (woodwind)
The mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument is that part of the instrument which is placed partly in the player's mouth. Single-reed instruments, capped double-reed instruments, and fipple flutes have mouthpieces while exposed double-reed instruments and open flutes do not.-Single-reed instruments:On...
. The company was founded after World War I by Jesse James Babbitt. Located in Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
, the company produces mouthpieces under the brand names Guy Hawkins, Otto Link, Meyer, jj Babbitt, Wolfe Tayne, and J & D Hite.