Thank you for the review. I ordered the mouthpiece last week, and compared to my Jody Jazz HR mouthpiece, it’s noticeably easier to play. I don’t have to work as hard on it. It also sounds a bit more crisp, and the tone is homogeneous from bottom to top. The only issue I’m having is that I’m not sure about the reed strength at all. I tried a 3.5 reed, but it still felt too soft to get properly full and accented low notes.
Which brand of reed are you playing? General rule of thumb is Vandoren is harder than D’addario and most other reeds. For example I would think a V16 would give you much more resistance than a jazz select. I changed reeds after a few months of using these mouthpieces.
Thank you for the review. I ordered the mouthpiece last week, and compared to my Jody Jazz HR mouthpiece, it’s noticeably easier to play. I don’t have to work as hard on it. It also sounds a bit more crisp, and the tone is homogeneous from bottom to top. The only issue I’m having is that I’m not sure about the reed strength at all. I tried a 3.5 reed, but it still felt too soft to get properly full and accented low notes.
Which brand of reed are you playing? General rule of thumb is Vandoren is harder than D’addario and most other reeds. For example I would think a V16 would give you much more resistance than a jazz select. I changed reeds after a few months of using these mouthpieces.