resistance

I have played on a Vandoren T95 mouthpiece with an optimum ligature and redbox 3 reeds for about a year with no real issues until recently. In about the last month, my reeds all feel like they're offering far too much resistance and they won't break in any further. Is there a chance I just got a...

Hey everyone, I recently got a Barone Hollywood 8 in a trade, and its sounding pretty good. I love the low register and the middle register on it. When I get higher, like above A2, it gets really shrill and easy to get out of tune, it feels like there is so little resistance up there, and it...