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Re: young student legere questions

Author: Musikat
Date: 2017-05-21 06:19

Hi Bob,

Not a bad idea about the mouthpiece, but just to clarify, he doesn't currently play on Rico. I bought them at first but quickly changed to Vandorens. That is what I play (although I play V12s) and what I know, and they just sound better. Just more inconsistent.

I did have him briefly try my Rick Sayre mouthpiece with his Vandoren 2s and it seemed a little better. But he is only in 4th grade and it is a lot cheaper to replace a broken 4C than a custom more closed mouthpiece! I think for now I am going to focus on the mechanics with him on the 4C, stick to cane reeds and reevaluate in a year or two when he is a little more proficient. We are still working on getting over the break, so I don't know that he is ready to focus on a harder reed/closed face mouthpiece just yet.

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