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Originally Posted by Jimi Michiel  Dylan,
I mostly agree, although the mouthpiece I play 99 percent of the time varies greatly depending on whether the M in Monette faces east or west. Things lock in much better when the M is pointing east. Roger Blackburn told me in a lesson that he experienced an incredible inconsistency in the response of his equipment until he started paying attention to the rotation of the mouthpiece. Just some food for thought.
-Jimi |
I have noticed the whole east/west thing as well. My Bach 3C plays best when I have the B pointing towards the east. We might be on to something here.
I'am waiting to be a professional level player before I invest in getting a monette mouthpiece (or even a monette trumpet for that matter). Just so it will be more practical for me.
Jazz 9, I would highly suggest trying out different mouthpieces before you make any drastic decisions. However, as mentioned earlier, it may just be inconsistencies with your embouchure. Try to get all of your embouchure issues worked out before you make a mouthpiece change. You may even find that your 7C works just fine, and that you may want to stick with it once you get your chops issue resolved.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of issues do you have with your embouchure?