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Re: Inexpensive Wood Thrills

Author: marshall
Date: 2007-07-31 03:28

5 V12s sound awfully hard for an M13...I play on an M13 lyre and am using 4 V12s...a close friend of mine is playing on the same with 4.5 Rue Lepics. There aren't any set limits of what reeds you shoud be playing with a certain mouthpiece, but there are guidelines. 5 just seems too heavy for any Vandoren mouthpiece other than an M15. You should be choosing a reed based on what sounds the best with the mouthpiece...not because you can play that strength without blowing your lip.

And on the topic of choosing a reed, like I said I think you may want to try a 4.5 or even a 4 with that mouthpiece with V12s. Also, try Traditional and Rue Lepics. I don't know why...but in my opinion a Rico Grand Concert is still a Rico...and I may be completely brainwashed by my teacher, but any Rico is sub-par in quality compared to Vandoren. It isn't even the cut of the reed itself, it's just that I've found their reeds to be of lesser quality cane, they lose their life faster, they tend to be more inconsistent, and I can't seem to get the bad ones to play well even after putting a lot of work into them.

(To all Rico users...please don't kill me).

One redeeming quality about Rico is they own the Mitchell Lurie franchise...which is second only to Vandoren IMO. Try those as well. They do tend to be lighter than Vandorens of the 'same' strenth and they lose their life faster, but they do tend to be more consistant than most Vandorens.

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