Originally Posted by Manny Laureano

I'm often surprised when someone walks in to play for me and I hear themselves describing themsleves as having a fat sound. To me people often sound thin and somewhat nasal. Just for fun, I'll have them play something a little larger and they find they can handle it just fine with a little adjustment in the way they play. They realize the mouthpiece they've been playing is okay but with a little more work they can handle a larger mouthpiece and have a sound that is more than "okay".


ML