Pedal C

For some reason, large (2C - 1C) feel good, and small (7C - 10.5C) feel good, but middle (3C-5C) feel awful. It's like theres some scar tissure in there that gets in the way or something...I just can't play on those sizes.

As far as the sound, on a big horns, I sound good on the big mouthpiece and mediocre on the small ones, so I play the big size for Bb and C. On the piccolo, the big rims are unfocused and make me tired, but the small sizes sound good and are more efficient, so that's what I use there. Middle sized feel bad and sound mediocre, so I don't use them on anything.

I used a 7C-sized mouthpice on the Bb and C for a year or two, but I never liked how I sounded. I expected to eventually get the sound I wanted anyway, but it didn't happen, so I went back to the bigger ones.

So I guess I play a large mouthpiece on the big horns because it felt good without sacrificing the sound.

Jason.

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