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 Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: BGBG 
Date:   2015-10-07 04:42

Have Buffet E11 original mouthpiece for about a year. I went to store and tried it and 3-4 other similar mouthpieces, not really knowing what I was doing. I chose the M13 for it seemed to sound better and blow easier that the original so I bought one. It does sound and blow better but what exactly should I notice different about the M13 compared to one that came with instrument? I made a recording of both mouthpieces and the M13 does sound better but unsure how to describe it. Know very little about this but thought I should have an upgrade.

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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2015-10-08 01:47

You should be able to answer your own question after about 2 to 4 months of playing on the Vandoren. The Vandoren is a good standard professional grade mouthpiece. I'd be VERY surprised if in that time you don't ask yourself how you ever managed to play on your original.





..............Paul Aviles



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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: knotty 
Date:   2015-10-08 01:59

I was finding it hard to answer BG's question Paul. Only thing I could come up with was "only you can tell, and are you happy with it, does it work for you?"

~ Musical Progress: None ~

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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: kdk 
Date:   2015-10-08 03:15

You've already answered your own question. You've said the M13 sounds better and plays easier than the Buffet stock. The M13 is a good quality mouthpiece. For now your best next step is to stop thinking about it and concentrate on your playing.

Karl

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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: BGBG 
Date:   2015-10-09 02:19

Thanks. I guess I just wanted reassurance. Havent played it but a month or two in short sessions of maybe 15 minutes every few days, but it did and does sound good to me while playing and if I record myself.

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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: kdk 
Date:   2015-10-11 18:43

BGBG wrote:

> Havent played it but
> a month or two in short sessions of maybe 15 minutes every few
> days

I've never found a benefit in trying to acclimate gradually to a new mouthpiece. Either it plays well or it doesn't. If it seems to play better (which is shorthand for a lot of different playing characteristics), I adopt it full-time. If it immediately has destructive effects, I put it away. If the difference is equivocal, I play it for a week or two while I experiment with different ways to adjust reeds to it and then re-evaluate.

It isn't like breaking in a reed or even a new wood instrument. The mouthpiece (at least a hard rubber one) needs no physical acclimation to you or to playing conditions.

So for now, enjoy the M13. Learn to get everything you can from it.

Karl

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 Re: Lyre M13 88 Mouthpiece
Author: knotty 
Date:   2015-10-11 19:12

If I got a new mouthpiece, I'd immediately play it exclusively for a good while just to see everything it's capable of.

~ Musical Progress: None ~

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