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Re: Finding the right mouthpiece -- too many variables?

Author: EbClarinet
Date: 2019-12-08 23:25

I agree with the originator of this thread. There r too man variables to consider. Some of the things that I haven't read mentioned in the variables are technique, person, personality of the player, the instrument or proficiency level of the player. Then there's growth in musicianship over the years, $$$ and other things that are just left up to personal preferences.

I'm 1 of these gifted clarinetists that can make do with what ever. I don't have a lot of $$$ so I've had to force my equipment to work excellently for me unless I just have a bad instrument, which I've had 3 of those saxophones which were cheap instruments and the intonation was horrible on them. Those I couldn't force to play in tune but I had great mouth pieces for them.

I don't know or remember what kind of mouth pieces came on my low C bass clarinets in college but I had great tone quality on them with a rover big. I had great tone quality on the saxes 2 but they were 40 cents flat.

I'm going to get the Vandoren 5RV for my Eb Sopranino sax when I can afford it. I currently don't know what kind of mouth piece I have that came with the instrument but again I've forced it to work and play in tune with my recordings. I just don't like that I've bitten marks on the top and I'm willing to indulge my self for the sax, plus I have 1 on my Eb clarinet and it plays in tune.

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