Author: Musikat
Date: 2017-04-29 06:31
A lot of good responses here. Thanks.
I actually have tried the V21s and Rue LePics on my existing mouthpiece, in different strengths. I liked the V21s, but doing a test of a box of both those and the V12s at the same time I realized that all my best and most long lasting ones were the V12 4's. I do think 3.75 is probably close to what I actually play after adjustment, though.
Regarding taking more mouthpiece, as I was trying the new mouthpieces I did find myself trying to take more mouthpiece unconsciously a few times, so I will experiment with that, no matter what strength reed I'm using.
Tonguing is not an issue for me on 4's but the 3.5s, like well used 4s that are "going" are harder to tongue on. But i did try recording myself on them, just to see if the sound I hear is different. It doesn't sound as bad on the recording as it does to me, but it feels less in control.
Since I bought them, I'll keep trying them (and trying some of the suggestions here), along with the 4's as I test out this mouthpiece for the next few weeks, to see if breaking in will help at all. I might also try V12 3.5+ to see how that plays on this mouthpiece.
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