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M30 mouth piece

Author: J B Lansing
Date: 2006-01-26 16:21

I reciently bough a Vandoren M30 series 13 mouthpiece. This is the third mouthpiece I have tried in the last few months the first was a Hite Premier which I liked except that it did not play freely above high D. Sound is smooth and reeds I found worked best were Mitchell Lurie no. 3s trimmed abit to help up high. The second was a Meyer medium face, medium opening which played best with an untrimed ML no.3. Sound was brighter with good clean highs, but it is a little too loud I think, maybe too bright. The M30 seems to play best with the trimed reeds I used with the Hite. the sound is very pleasent and smooth seems a little more resistant that the others I really like it the best except that it does not play above the High D very well at all. I am a retread and have only been playing about 6 months after not playing for 42 years so my chops are probbably not the best, but I am not sure what to do next about mouthpieces and reeds I really do like the sound of the M30 better that the Meyer, but I need to have some confidence in the High range. I am looking for advice please.
J B

Post Edited (2006-01-26 16:21)

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