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Re: Inexpensive mouthpiuece for a darker warmer tone ?

Author: TomS
Date: 2015-03-25 01:47

Most important piece of equipment is YOU. You can get a lot more out of your 4C with some changes ... fix YOU first, by enlisting the services of a great teacher! Best use of your money ... and you can get him/her to help you with equipment choices.

But usually, I vote for the M13 ... try a Legere Classic or Quebec reed with this for warmer timbre and less reed headaches. Compact, easy to control, warm, responsive. Always use with complementary embouchure and proper air delivery system (which your teacher will refine).

Vandoren also makes a reed that you will help your concept of warm, dark sound with the M13... try the V21s and 56s ...

The 5RV-lyre (another possibility) has more resistance, has more "core" sound and will take more air. Most players get a bigger, more robust sound than M13., but somewhat more edge or brightness ...

There are others that are as good or better ... but the Vandorens are inexpensive, readily available and I think the workmanship and consistency has improved over the last few years.

The 4C is not junk, I have one ... but, to me, sounds a little rough.

VD is a really safe place to start as an upgrade.

M30 is very, very popular, but I'd stay away for a while (or forever!), until you get more experience. You can get plenty of power and projection out of closer facings like the M13, 5RV-lyre and such ...

Tom

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