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M13L mouthpiece in relation to reed size

Author: Lex
Date: 2007-08-12 20:15

One of my band directors recently suggested buying an M13L mouthpiece for my clarinet, as I was in need of a new mouthpiece and I find the 5RVL a little too open-faced for my liking. Earlier today I was on the Vandoren website looking for a little information as to what size reed they recommend for this specific mouthpiece, and I found the following:

Recommended Reeds:
Traditional: 3, 5/4
V 12: 4/4,5
56 rue lepic: 3,5+ /4 /4,5 /5

Can anyone explain the little division sizes(5/4 and such)?
Also, I normally use the Traditional reeds. For this type of mouthpiece, would I benefit from switching over to one of the other types, or will there be no difference?

A.

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