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Author: janlynn
Date: 2009-08-26 13:08
Can anyone suggest a mouthpiece similar to a 5RVLyre but with slightly more resistance?
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-08-26 13:29
Brad is one of the sponsors of htis board and makes excellent mouthpieces. Click on his link (in his post) to get to his site. He talks about refacing here: http://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com/about_refacing.asp
Jeff
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2009-08-26 14:46
Another option would be to just try new 5RVLyers. Each is a little different so you might find one that has more resistance than the one you have now.
What about a harder reed? or a clipped reed?
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2009-08-27 14:19
In contrast to sky, I've found Vandoren mouthpieces to be very consistent. A symphony pro I know uses them because, if she should break one, she "can get a new one at any drug store."
I've actually never seen a Vandoren display at a drug store, but she's a Canadian; and they have a different health care system up there in iglooland.
Bob Phillips
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Author: Ed
Date: 2009-08-28 02:05
While there are many Vandorens that are quite good, there is quite a bit of variation in the way they play. I know many people who have measured them and found variance in the dimensions. But-they are widely available and it is often possible to find some good ones.
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Author: NBeaty
Date: 2009-08-28 02:19
I too have found that Vandorens (and mouthpieces in general) have a noticeable degree of variance within the same model. Some produce excellent results, some are marginal, and some are awful.
In a batch of 6 M13 Lyres I got on trial, I found two to be exceptional (as far as vandorens go) and bought them. The other 4 were simply not very good.
The ratio is probably similar to how many good reeds you find in a box of v12's.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-08-28 05:25
You might try the Pyne Poly plastic
Bob Draznik
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