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Re: Tale of Two Mouthpieces: Chirping & Intonation

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2012-12-29 19:12

It's always hard to track down a chirp like the one you describe. If the M13L solves the problem, the there is almost certainly something about the 5RVL that's responsible, but it's hard to say without seeing and playing on it if it's a damaged facing: I assume "out of box" means bought and returned by someone else - maybe the first purchaser tried to tinker with it before returning it; or maybe the table isn't flat or there's some other distortion in the facing or the baffle that you may not see with the naked eye. Or possibly (but I would think improbably) some tendency of the facing reacts badly to something you do while you're tonguing. If there's something about the 5RVL you prefer to the M13L, the best test would be to buy another 5RVL and see if you have the same result. If the M13L + "Blondie" is giving you what you want, stay with it and one day have a mouthpiece refinisher look at the 5RVL to see if he thinks something's off.

Karl

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