| Re: What mouthpiece should I use?
As a beginner, in my opinion, you need to make the mouthpiece you have work to a certain level before even knowing if changing mouthpieces will be an option for you.
My experience with cup depths and rim sizes are that comfort does not necessarily yield intonation. Shallower cup depths, for me, record sharp when playing in a recording horn section. For you at your level, keep in mind you may someday need to record with a horn section, and need to choose a mouthpiece that plays in tune with those around you, and that needs to be the overriding factor in choice of mouthpieces.
There is some talk by some people on this site about mouthpiece changes as if they were a pair of socks. The truth is, to me, the equipment only does so much, & the player has to put in a bulk of the effort, especially at your stage in the game.
Practice an hour a day, and you will make the equipment do what it will do. Most of all, have a competent teacher with recording experience guide you through the journey, then go visit him or her when they are old, so you can let them know how very much they were appreciated :>)--HH |