Author: leolollo
Date: 2020-03-15 00:20
Last week I selected a Vandoren mouthpiece at a local store.
I tried a B45 prof 88, an M30 prof88, and a BD5.
I bought the M30.
At the level of intonation with M30 I play maybe a few cents higher than X10. The difference is however less evident than what I have by putting a harder half measure reed.
However, I am enjoying the M30 of the X10 more, as for tone, volume and flexibility.
I also bought two Legere European Cut reeds. A 3.5, and a 3.75. For now I am trying the 3.5, alternating it with the Reserve Classic 3.5. With M30 Legere it performs very well, and I get a very similar sound to what I have with Reseve Classic reeds.
To play with dipason A442 I tried an ebonite barrel of my studio instrument. The barrel is 62mm long, making it come out a little from the tenon, and thus bringing it to a length of 63 / 64mm I get what it takes.
The sound obviously is not like that of the original barrel, but the internal intonation, and the relationships between the notes remain well manageable.
So I think I could try 63 / 64mm wooden barrels and see what happens.
At 100km from my house there is a shop with wooden barrels. Aidoni, Chadash, Moenning, Amati, Orsi, Icon.
I will have to go and try as soon as possible. Now in Italy we are in emergency for covid-19 ... so the test is certainly postponed to better times.
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