Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-05-27 07:04
Musikat wrote:
> I do have one 4 that feels extra soft. Maybe I'll have him try
> that on his 4C as well as my old mouthpiece just to gauge how
> hard that strength is for him to get a sound on.
You can try that, but really you want to know what reed will play for him on the mouthpiece you buy. It really doesn't make much difference how a reed plays on the two you have. And if that reed is uniquely soft-feeling, it won't mean much to find out how it plays on two mouthpieces your son won't be playing on - average #4s will be certainly be too hard.
Yes, the Arias I've tried are freer-feeling than V.12s, which in my book are stuffy in general at any strength. Mitchell Luries, which are still a notch better than plain Ricos and also freer-blowing than V.12s, might be a reed you can temporize with until you know what works on the new mouthpiece. Or, buy a box of #3 Arias and put them away until later if they turn out to be too hard now.
Karl
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