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Yamaha clarinet mouthpiece and Legere

Author: Rainwaltz
Date: 2020-12-31 06:10

Recently I acquired Bb and A Yamaha SEVR clarinets after playing R13's for several decades. While the mouthpieces that Buffet used to supply with new horns were never usable (someone suggested they could be used as doorstops), to my surprise both of the Yamaha 4CM mouthpieces that came with the SEVR's played extremely well; good intonation, lovely rich deep core and center. With Covid I haven't had a chance to see how well it projects in a hall, but to my ears in larger rooms in the house and outdoors it seems that projection and sound quality is good.,

I usually have used a Greg Smith 1, or Wodkowski "Philadelphia" (i.e. Ched style close tip, medium facing length) with Legere EC 3 reeds. These, as well as V12 3 or Aria 3.5, 4 also play very well on the Yamaha 4CM which was my second pleasant surprise. However, the Yamaha feels a bit more resistant and not quite as responsive as the other two, and requires more work. I don't have mp measuring tools but per the Yamaha website the 4CM tip opening is 1.05, with a pretty long facing length of 21 cm - kind of like what I'm used to.

Does anyone have suggestions who might have experience with refacing these Yamaha mps to bring it more in line with what I'm looking for i.e. better response without losing the core sound?

Thanks, and Happy, Healthy New Year to everyone. Hopefully we can get vaccinations soon and return to playing the music we've missed.

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