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Re: Help finding a new mouthpiece?

Author: NBeaty
Date: 2011-10-21 17:45

4.5 Gonzalez (or any other brand) is pretty hard. I would recommend (since you're still in high school and wanting to experiment) trying a handful of vandorens.

M13
M13 Lyre
M15

If you want to spend more, you can contact a custom maker. Most makers start at around 195. I would recommend Bradford Behn. He is very skilled as a crafstman and is always willing to discuss your desires in a mouthpiece and setup.

Best of luck!

P.S.

While everyone's opinion and style varies and what's right for one is not for another, I would still say 4.5's are too hard. The odds of getting a good sound with 4.5's without excessive jaw pressure are low. If you're expirementing with different mouthpieces, make sure to try them with some new reeds and get a few different strengths.

Most mouthpieces being sold today are setup to play with 3, 3.5, or 4 strength reeds. I've tried or played most everything out there and haven't encountered something that played well with such hard reeds or was recommended to play with such hard reeds.

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