Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2018-08-02 05:07
At 49, you're a veritable whipper-snapper. There are lots of low-resistance, "easy blowing" or "free blowing" mouthpieces, but not every mouthpiece that claims to be, really is. Haven't played a Behn, though I will pretty soon. Ed Pillinger has a chamber called, oddly enough, "EZ," and it's as advertised. Wouldn't want to speculate on others. But it can have either an open or closed facing and still be either resistant or free blowing. The mouthpiece people here will tell you that there are many factors that can affect that, not just tip opening. I currently play on a free blowing setup, relatively soft reeds, and not a lot of pressure or tension down below, and people seem to like the sound and describe it as "dark" and substantial. I played a German system instrument with a Wurlitzer mouthpiece for years, and don't feel that it was less resistant or easier to play than what I play on now, though it's fair to say that I probably wasn't playing on a setup exactly like what most good German players use. It should also be pointed out that some of the Playnick mouthpieces, which are more Viennese than German, can be quite resistant, and he's very up-front about that. You just have to hunt around and not believe people when they tell you that whatever they've given you to try is the easiest blowing thing around. There really is a setup for you that sounds good and doesn't require a lot of abdominal muscle tension.
Post Edited (2018-08-02 05:12)
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