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Re: Finding a Mouthpiece

Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2018-04-04 15:35

I'd like to add that a mouthpiece and a reed have to match. It really is a marriage. Some work together and some don't. There is a curve on the mouthpiece facing and a curve on the reed cut and they have to work together. Every reed/brand/series etc. has a slightly different cut. I know, I have measurements for thirty of them.
One approach to finding a good mouthpiece is to find a reed brand that produces a well made reed that is consistently cut and has good cane, and then find a mouthpiece that works well with that reed. The only reeds I play on are the Behn Arias and the Steuers, Classic and/or Exclusive. Vandoren has fairly good cuts but the cane is not as good as the others mentioned. There are many threads on this site that explain in more detail.

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