Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-10-27 05:33
alexispianokeys wrote:
> I have tried b40,m30lyre and pomarico diamond but I'm not
> satisfied with any of them
Although you kind of glide over part of your post, it may be more central than you realize. Why are you dissatisfied with the three you've listed? What don't they *let you do?*
Or, to go back to the beginning of your post, how do you *want* a mouthpiece to help you "work on [your] air support and embouchure?" What is it that you think a mouthpiece may do to change your way of controlling air or forming your mouth?
It really doesn't matter very much what mouthpiece you choose - I don't have any first-hand experience with the Pomarico, but all three are popular mouthpieces and can produce acceptable results. They need to be matched with a reed that vibrates easily but resists closing. No mouthpiece will make you support more or form a more efficient embouchure. And any mouthpiece with a mismatched reed will prevent you from producing a clean basic sound, so you'll never know if your embouchure is well-formed or not.
So, forget about "Close with hard reed or open with soft," decide on a mouthpiece and then find the strength - by experimenting - that works best for you on it. I suspect you'll probably end up somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of reed strengths no matter what tip opening you end up using. It will be a question of which of 2-1/2, 3 or 3-1/2 works most easily and the brand of reeds you use has some influence over the choice. And then begin working on your embouchure and support without assigning any responsibility for them to the equipment.
Karl
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