Consisting of a base (the Body) with a vibrating blade (the Tongue); To remedy "snapping" of a single reed, a hair or a thin strand of yarn can be inserted between the base of its tongue and the body; ➺ Clarinet.

➺ Types (below)

Clarinet reed(s)

Body, Bridle (single reed), Tongue

Down-cut (idioglot single reed), Heteroglot (also Heteroglott), Idioglot (also Idioglott), Up-cut (idioglot single reed)