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Re: Facing, tip opening, and reeds

Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2018-11-26 01:20

fernie121
>>you mind sharing any mouthpiece reed combos that work very well?

That would be pretty useless for you. Every player has a different combination of mouth cavity size, overbite/underbite distance, lower lip thickness, side muscle strength, air pressure capability, hearing sensitivity and other differences that preclude a good answer.

If you want to get the best reed for your mouthpiece, get a bunch of like minded players together and buy a range of reeds and share them around. For not passing germs, I use the original golden color Listerine and soak them for 5-10 seconds and rinse.

A better approach is to get the best reeds and then find a mouthpiece that fits them. By 'best' I mean the best (long lasting and lively) cane, and the most consistent cut out of the box so you can use maybe 8 out of 10 instead of 3 out of 10 from a box. My experience has found that reeds that most follow these parameters are the Behn Arias, Peter Leuthner and Pilgerstorfer and maybe the Steuers. Vandorens are consistent but the cane doesn't last. The first two also act better in the dry winter climes because they don't swell (rock back and forth on a flat surface) as easily as the others on the list. I grew up in New England and live in Pennsylvania now and have done many experiments on swell prevention in the winter.

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