DG – OMG!

[Anonymous]

@RRafael – i noticed that a year ago, when i started learning altissimo, i found some mouthpiece/reed combinations were a lot easier to play altissimo notes, but once you’ve fully mastered all 7 overtones on the 5 low notes you will find you can play altissimo on
any mouthpiece, i know quite a few students under 18 that can play all the overtones including altissimo on a yamaha 4c
mouthpiece.

[Steve Lester]

Hey, I received my new Guardala FatBoy II a few days ago (It was at the post office sooner, I was out of town). I LOVE the new mouthpiece! I’ve only been playing 11 months now, but it is VERY easy to blow! Easier than my Yanagisawa #7 metal mouthpiece! I instantly noticed a more rattley/raspy sound! Whoever I tried to growl… Oh man it popped! I use a Vandoren Red #3 reed! I also have some Vandoren Green 3’s, and sone other reeds I will try. But I really like the Red 3 already!! Thanks Johnny for turning me on to this! I also found that the lower register was extremely easy to blow! As was the upper registry. Personally, I didn’t get ANY squeaks until I started changing reeds. Some of the other Vandoren reeds squeaked a little, and some didn’t. I only tried about 4 different types of reeds so far!

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