Right mouthpiece choice?
Right mouthpiece choice?
02:07 on Sunday, June 10, 2007
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Re: Right mouthpiece choice?
18:32 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Re: Right mouthpiece choice?
10:43 on Thursday, June 14, 2007
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Re: Right mouthpiece choice?
15:17 on Thursday, June 14, 2007
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Steve (457 points)
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I have said this before, and I will repeat it here because I think it applies.
Choose the rim size that is comfortable for YOU. Your facial/dental structure is unique to you. (Personally, I use a very large rim (somewhere between a Bach 3 and 4) for everything, even alto. But I use different cups and backbores.)
From there, if you are looking for a tighter, big band section or lead sound, consider a shallower cup and tigher backbore.
If you're playing more combo stuff, and are looking for a bit more darkness to your sound, a deeper cup and more open backbore would be the ticket.
In all reality, depending on what stage of development you are in, the 6 1/2 AL is a good all around mouthpiece, and you may not even be at a point where you need to get lost in the mouthpiece maze just yet.
At the end of the day, mouthpiece selection is a very personal thing that is best assisted by a good teacher.
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Re: Right mouthpiece choice?
08:46 on Thursday, July 5, 2007
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