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Re: Old vs. Older Selmer B* mouthpieces

Author: NOLA Ken
Date: 2018-07-13 20:41

Thanks for the very userful feedback. This is just the sort of information I was looking for. And it called my attention to something I had overlooked.

Despite the fact that I like the sound the B* gives me on all three instruments, I find that it in fact plays very sharp on all three. I can bring it into reasonable tune on the Leblanc A and the R13 with a 67mm barrel and some tuning rings, but doing so on the Symphonie 3 Bb requires much more extensive efforts. The throat tones on all three instruments are very difficult to bring into tune with this mpc, even when I get the rest of the range reasonably in tune. The Symphonie 3 tunes nicely across the entire range with the mouthpieces I normally use, so I know there is not a problem with that instrument. (The R13 gives me fits in the throat tones with every mouthpiece I've tried on it, but it's not in as good shape as the other instruments.) Interestingly, the Legere Euro Cut 3 reed seems to tune much better with this mpc than does a cane V12, but still doesn't tune well enough for me to feel comfortable using it in an ensemble.

I'm thinking maybe it's back to the drawing board to find a mouthpiece that suits my purpose. Thanks again for the feedback.

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