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Re: Vandoren mouthpiece and reeds.

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-10-30 05:31

Plenty! The BD5 has a very shallow chamber/baffle, which produces a bright sound. It does project well in large halls. If does not have the best sound quality. It is not a warm sounding mouthpiece. But I like it for orchestra playing. However I am not in an orchestra. So I kind of prefer other mouthpieces with a tad warmer sound, not to be mixed up with a darker sound.

Try pretty much anything else. I like the Behn mouthpieces a lot. A nice selection. A very nice man. I think the Rico mouthpieces will have issues with the throat tones, because the bore is so small. The notes will play very sharp. The 12's might be out of tune, but I haven't played on your horn.

The D'addario reeds, all of the brands made there have pesticides on every reed, so stay away from them. I don't think you want that. I went through 3 very nasty surgeries and I will suffer from the side effects for life.

Just call up a few custom mouthpiece makers. You don't have to spend a lot of money. You will surely find that perfect match to your horn. Don't go over $225. No mouthpiece is worth too much more than that. You can get stuck with some mouthpieces costing $300 to $2000. 99.999 percent of them play worse than something around the $200 range.

This reminds me of that ligature that costs $1300. No it won't make your reed vibrate better or sound better! You will sound better on a rubber band for a ligature. Ask for free trials. Some stores will charge you a restocking fee up to 40 percent. So make sure they don't do this. Often it is best to work with a private mouthpiece maker and not a store.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2017-10-30 07:28)

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