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09-26-2013, 03:08 AM
Is a 7* too open or me? Even a 7? Sadly I don't have any soft reeds I don't have time to try new reeds.
I won a silver BARI 7 (it measured .103) on ebay from saxquest for $70
My normal setup is a fobes debut with rigotti gold 3 light or a legere classic 2.5... And it sounds good. I always get compliments on my tone. But it's not a jazz mouthpiece... It's not something that gives me a jazz tone.
The BARI shipped today and I tried one of the soft rigottis on it
To be blunt, it sucked
I also played with my kessler custom intermediate jazz mouthpiece before (it's advertised as 7) and it was also difficult to play
Do I suck? Do I need softer reeds? Do I need to return my BARI and buy a mouthpiece with a smaller tip opening?
Do I even need a new mouthpiece?
I'm so confused... I thought tip openings around 7 to 7* were supposed to be relatively easy to play... Why did so many players play on closed (by todays standards) mouthpieces but still get beautiful tones and flexibility?
This is my fourth year playing by the way
I won a silver BARI 7 (it measured .103) on ebay from saxquest for $70
My normal setup is a fobes debut with rigotti gold 3 light or a legere classic 2.5... And it sounds good. I always get compliments on my tone. But it's not a jazz mouthpiece... It's not something that gives me a jazz tone.
The BARI shipped today and I tried one of the soft rigottis on it
To be blunt, it sucked
I also played with my kessler custom intermediate jazz mouthpiece before (it's advertised as 7) and it was also difficult to play
Do I suck? Do I need softer reeds? Do I need to return my BARI and buy a mouthpiece with a smaller tip opening?
Do I even need a new mouthpiece?
I'm so confused... I thought tip openings around 7 to 7* were supposed to be relatively easy to play... Why did so many players play on closed (by todays standards) mouthpieces but still get beautiful tones and flexibility?
This is my fourth year playing by the way
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Is a 7* too open or me? Sadly I don't have any soft reeds I don't have time to try new reeds. I won a silver BARI 7 (it measured.103) on ebay from saxquest for $70 My normal setup is a fobes debut with rigotti gold 3 light or a legere classic 2.5. And it sounds good. I always get compliments on my tone. But it's not a jazz mouthpiece.