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Re: Mouthpiece search and reeds

Author: Musikat
Date: 2017-04-21 02:17

Thanks for the responses. Just to clarify the question, I want to know:

1. Do I need to invest in two extra boxes of reeds that I may not be able to use depending on what I choose?. i.e. is there enough difference between V12 3.5 and 3.5+ to bother, or can I just buy one or the other? Most of the ones I am trying say they are optimized for 3.5-4 so I thought 3.5+ might be a "happy medium" that would give me enough idea to try. I am trying to save where I can and three boxes is almost $100 (I do have a new, unopened box of 4s already that I had already purchased). But if it is better to have a wider strength range and go with 3.5 I can do that.

2. My question about breaking in these "trial" reeds has to do with how much work, if any, to do on them first and how much to play them. I find that my reeds can change significantly over the course of a week or more of break-in and a new, out- of-the-box reed, even if great, has a harsher character than a beautifully mellowed broken-in one and I want to have the best idea of how the mouthpiece will sound. With the ones being sent to me I will have some time to break reeds in, but the ones I am trying there I won't and I want a fair comparison to make the right choice.

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