Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-03-24 17:12
How many of the CL4-13s did you try? It's possible that something has happened to one of the rails on the mouthpiece to cause the squeaks. Apart from manufacturing glitches or shipping damage, it's possible that a mouthpiece out "on approval" from an online outlet like WW&BW comes back damaged or, in one instance I experienced, deliberately altered slightly (perhaps by someone trying to tweak the facing and then not liking the result). So, you might contact WW&BW and try to work out an exchange to see if the squeaking is unique to the one you have or, for you, intrinsic to the design.
Flat throat notes - G through Bb - can always be adjusted once you've decided on a mouthpiece and barrel combination. E and F can also be raised, but with the complication that you'll also raise the twelfths, B5 and C6. When I played on Series 13s years ago they did tend to be flat in the throat register, which was one of the reasons I moved on.
Karl
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