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note360 · 02-13-2007, 08:39 PM

Where I am everyone plays a 7C or a 5C as far as the band goes onyl me and another kid are in 3c's and I Think the one kid who moved over may have made a mistake, cause he is a small kid. I dont knwo about the older kids I Thnk some have lead mouthpieces, atleast for marching band and jazz. I have a 14a4 which I love gives me a nice tone, but I still get a bigger more fluent range on the 3c (I know where it will be).

As for your problem. I think stick with a 3c. Getting used to a mouthpiece can take months and sometimes a instant decision isn't always best. If you already own it let her use it. However, bigger mouthpieces require more power. For me this was a issue moving from a 7c to a 3c because I had my braces on only a month in. Now I like the decision I made cause I built up so much muscle during my time with the braces and working the extra mile. My endurance isnt the best (where the 14a4 (schilke) comes in).

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note360 Piano User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In a room in a house Posts: 267	Re: Beginner mouthpiece question Where I am everyone plays a 7C or a 5C as far as the band goes onyl me and another kid are in 3c's and I Think the one kid who moved over may have made a mistake, cause he is a small kid. I dont knwo about the older kids I Thnk some have lead mouthpieces, atleast for marching band and jazz. I have a 14a4 which I love gives me a nice tone, but I still get a bigger more fluent range on the 3c (I know where it will be). As for your problem. I think stick with a 3c. Getting used to a mouthpiece can take months and sometimes a instant decision isn't always best. If you already own it let her use it. However, bigger mouthpieces require more power. For me this was a issue moving from a 7c to a 3c because I had my braces on only a month in. Now I like the decision I made cause I built up so much muscle during my time with the braces and working the extra mile. My endurance isnt the best (where the 14a4 (schilke) comes in). __________________ "I'll play it and tell you what it is later." - Miles Davis "Do not fear mistakes. There are none." - Miles Davis Trumpets: TR300 Bach [marching horn] Big Apple Bach Strad (ML) Cornets: 1952 Olds Ambassador L.A Mouthpiece: Curry 5c, Olds 3 (for the cornet atm)