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Re: Beginner Mouthpiece (again)

Author: funkymunky
Date: 2003-04-03 02:56

When I first started playing the guy recomended me a rico royal. I knew nothing bout mouthpieces. Turns out it played horrible I have bought $5 used and funky old mouthpieces that sound much better than that rico.
For $3 I bought a selmer goldentone, i just recorked it and it is my favorite mouthpiece and sounds the best.
As a beginner I used really soft reeds and if I didnt make them sound right I sanded them down. This doesnt really help your embroucher but a new beginner will find it extremly easy to play with almost no effort. Just dont breath too hard or wont sound at all.
I just bought a 5RVL Very nice mouthpiece easy to play I moved up to harder reeds with a great sound.
I recomend a good mouthpiece even for a beginner. Just adjust your reeds not your mouthpieces. Buy one used make sure the rails and tip are good. Dont need to spend $80 for a good mouthpiece. Just clean it reeeal good. *Hot water will make most mouthpieces turn yellow. I always buy bite pads so teeth marks are not evena problem.

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