Hello all,
I'm playing an Alto YAS-23 with Selmer S80 C**. I've spent too many years away from playing sax and I wanted to spice my return since my C** had a deep dent in one rail.
After reading a few threads, using the search function quite a few times I finally went mouthpiece shopping today for my first time. I felt like a kid in a candy store
I tried a Meyer 7 (they were out of 6), a Jodie Jazz HR 6, a STM 5*, a Jumbo Java 45(I was curious to here it after reading about it so often here!) and the salesman had me tried a Selmer Soloist D and a Lebayle in wood ?!
After reading here about tip opening I was expecting to not be able to sound the Jumbo Java 45 at all and expected to suffer trying to play the other mouthpieces after reading about larger opening beeing harder to play. To my surprise I could easily play all of them, obviously not with a great tone but sill I found all of them to be rather effortless to play. Altough I admit some pieces I had a hard time tonguing the palm high E-F (not even altissimo). All of them required much less airflow than I expected. So here's my question what does that mean "harder" to play a larger opening? Is it solely in relation to control? or was it meant to be effort? I tried them with an old Vandoren Classic 2 and 3 and a Rico 2.
In the end I came home with the Jodie Jazz HR*6 and a box of Java 2.5, what a wonderful mouthpiece it is! The tone is incredible and I find it easier to play than my old C** :shock: (I'll work my embouchure and in a few month I'll return to get the Jumbo Java its tone was killer )
P.S. Kuddo to La Boutique du Musicien in Montreal. The salesman was very helpful and patient for the beginner that I am. The advice, support and friendliness and attitude were top notched.
I'm playing an Alto YAS-23 with Selmer S80 C**. I've spent too many years away from playing sax and I wanted to spice my return since my C** had a deep dent in one rail.
After reading a few threads, using the search function quite a few times I finally went mouthpiece shopping today for my first time. I felt like a kid in a candy store
I tried a Meyer 7 (they were out of 6), a Jodie Jazz HR 6, a STM 5*, a Jumbo Java 45(I was curious to here it after reading about it so often here!) and the salesman had me tried a Selmer Soloist D and a Lebayle in wood ?!
After reading here about tip opening I was expecting to not be able to sound the Jumbo Java 45 at all and expected to suffer trying to play the other mouthpieces after reading about larger opening beeing harder to play. To my surprise I could easily play all of them, obviously not with a great tone but sill I found all of them to be rather effortless to play. Altough I admit some pieces I had a hard time tonguing the palm high E-F (not even altissimo). All of them required much less airflow than I expected. So here's my question what does that mean "harder" to play a larger opening? Is it solely in relation to control? or was it meant to be effort? I tried them with an old Vandoren Classic 2 and 3 and a Rico 2.
In the end I came home with the Jodie Jazz HR*6 and a box of Java 2.5, what a wonderful mouthpiece it is! The tone is incredible and I find it easier to play than my old C** :shock: (I'll work my embouchure and in a few month I'll return to get the Jumbo Java its tone was killer )
P.S. Kuddo to La Boutique du Musicien in Montreal. The salesman was very helpful and patient for the beginner that I am. The advice, support and friendliness and attitude were top notched.