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Re: New Mouthpiece suggestions?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-07-28 21:18

The bottom line, if you want to buy something at the store you're going to, is that you'll be choosing from among the mouthpieces the store stocks.

Keep in mind that mouthpieces play differently depending on the reed you play on them. So make sure you take a reed that plays well on your current mouthpiece. You'll be limiting your choices to those with similar response to your current mouthpiece (matching the mouthpiece to the reed), but trying to match reeds to each individual mouthpiece you try can be a study in frustration (and you need to have a lot of different reeds with you). So, you'd be best off to try to find the Vandoren or Rico facing (assuming most of the mouthpieces you try are from those two makers) that feels best with the reeds you already use.

I agree that B40 and X5 are at the outer perimeter of standard facings - I don't know much about the C14, C15 or M40. But if they work with your current reeds, they may be your best choice for now. My first choice among Vandoren mouthpieces for an intermediate student would be either M13-Lyre or M15, but if they don't play well for you, try the others.

Karl

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