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Mouthpiece Help

Author: LFox
Date: 2014-12-15 21:31

My middle-school daughter just started playing the clarinet this year and loves it. She is playing a 1955 Buescher that we borrowed from family. The band director listed as required equipment a 5RV Lyre mouthpiece and a Rovner ligature, so that is what I purchased. She (The Buescher was not a recommended clarinet model, but he hasn't complained about that.) Just last week, after about 4 months of playing, I noticed that she isn't positioning the reed properly. She said it is easier for her to play when the reed is positioned below the tip of the mouthpiece. To me, that means that she needs a different mouthpiece. I have researched mouthpieces until my head hurts, and am leaning towards getting her an M30 Lyre, but I would love some advice.

I have been researching clarinets, thinking of "upgrading" her to a wooden clarinet because her band director prefers wooden clarinets, and I have also thought about getting her a newer non-wood clarinet. I had no clue until I saw the recommended instrument list that you could buy different mouthpieces, ligatures, barrels and bells. I also didn't realize just how many different clarinets there are. (I played a plastic Vito something with its stock mouthpiece and ligature all the way through high school.) There has been way too much information for me to process. Would a new mouthpiece solve her problem, or do I need to look into getting her a new clarinet?

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