Yamaha 4C Mouthpiece paired with Rovner Ligature

[Lee Dove]

I have been playing for a couple of months and use a Yamaha 4c with Rovner which works fine for me. I used a #2 for a while but (at the recommendation of my teacher) moved up to #2.5 and have been experimenting with #3 reeds.

The harder reeds make the higher notes much nicer sounding and easier to hit and don’t seem to make the low notes much harder to get.

I think using the #3 is helping my breathing .

[john]

That’s great news about the #3 reed. Many people will have more difficulty in that transition which is all about improving tone but unfortunately it’s gonna make it harder to blow so if the lower notes aren’t that more difficult you’re on the right track. If they are just slightly harder to get, you will soon be playing them as easily as with the thinner reed. Don’t forget, you can make the 3’s a littler lighter by lightly sanding if certain ones are a little tough.

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