Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-04-20 04:48
Volatile,
I don't believe in "mouthpiece magic" or mouthpiece miracles, but I can tell you that I would rather haul a 50 lb weight around suspended from my neck than try to play a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. I seldom pinch or have trouble with my embouchure, but I would personally have nothing but trouble on the 4C. (I've tried many of those on students' clarinets and have yet to find a really good one). Save up and buy something easier to play that won't tax your lips so much. The Clark Fobes Debut and Nova models are good, the Vandoren M13 and the D'Addario Reserve X0 may be even better. At 73, I have played on all of those without pinching or getting excessive lip fatigue, and I'm thinking you probably can too. They have a good balance of interior dimensions, tip opening, and resistance curve. All of them sell new in many places for under $100 and are often available on the internet used at bargain prices.
Later on, if you find your embouchure more developed and want to experiment with a more open facing, I suggest trying a Vandoren B40 lyre (which has a very different feel from a regular Vandoren B40 or B45 and, for me at least, is much easier to control than those two well-known, open facings).
Post Edited (2017-04-30 02:52)
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