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Re: New Vandoren M30 Lyre

Author: D Dow
Date: 2014-09-25 22:03

I use the m13lyre for all intents and purposes.. I also love the m30 lyre.

I have come to some roadblocks with m30s...the facing is very long and creates a muted quality.

As for the m30VD or Deutcheland I think that is a problem beast because it resists quite far up towards the top of the reed in a way I think is uncomfortable. There is a timbral shift in the m30vd in the altissimo that is unacceptable as well...so for example..slurs going downward from double high a to the lower clarion register a just above the clef are just unstable. I think though it has a nice sound..but alas that is not everything.

The B40 lyre I think plays nicely with good response across all registers...provide you have the right reed for it! I tend to play only a 3 on that facing...I do however like its beautiful upper register....

It seems Vandoren m series is not for all though...so having choices is by all means very fine for a mouthpiece that clocks in under one hundred dollars

David Dow

Post Edited (2014-09-25 22:05)

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