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Re: Eddie Daniels mouthpiece?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2006-10-07 12:56

Dear Rizz and Ray,

Ray: Resistance curves are hard enough to judge with gauges let alone the eye. I sincerely hope you tried one before giving up on it. That said, they are not "hand made," and there is more variety from one to the other but the one I purchased two years ago was only slightly better than the three others that I tried -- all were very good.

Rizz: Direct comparisons become hard as I have morphed along in the last year. For many MANY years I would only play the standard nr.4 Vandoren reed (what I used on the Daniels). In a recent transitional phase with a Vandoren mouthpiece (5RV Lyre Profile 88 13 Series) I wound up switching to Rue Lepic 56s. I would like to add that I realize these reeds are better suited to mouthpieces with longer lays, SOME mouthpieces with longer lays.

Now, the Smith and the 56s are a very good match indeed but when I go back to the Daniels the results I had gotten BEFORE would take a little work and a switch back in reeds.

For now I will rely on my memory of the good results.

Sorry. I forgot to add that the Smith I have is made of Cocobolo (Greg Smith offers a variety of exotic woods for his whole line) which adds another dimension to the sound and feel. Since I had success with other wood mouthpieces in the past I knew this was a direction I wanted to go for now.

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

Post Edited (2006-10-07 15:20)

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