[JazzmanRob]

So I picked up my first V16 metal mouthpiece in college - I traded my buddy a 110 berg for his T75. I've had for probably 7 years at this point, and unfortunately I didn't take care of it as I should have and its pretty beat up.

Anyway, the question: do you guys feel a mouthpiece goes through a break-in process? I ordered a new T75 and T77 and noticed that my old T75 feels more free-blowing than either of the new pieces (but is less solid with intonation). I wondered how much of this is difference in design, and how much was the age and condition of the older piece.

Thanks for the input folks!

 

[mfry]

Your chops and reeds may get broken in but a mouthpiece changes very very slowly due to wear. That said, it sounds like your old one has a longer facing and/or smaller tip than the new ones. Is the plating worn away on the rails about one inch from the tip?

 

[LateNiteSax]

You don't break in your mouthepiece, you wear it out.

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showth...ece-from-normal-playing&p=1789091#post1789091

 

[florian]

Mouthpieces can sometimes change their sound slightly because of calcium deposits in the chamber and the baffle (coming from the water of the air that you blow in the mpc).
No two mouthpieces are alike. If you would take 10 of the same brand, same model, same tip you would notice that each is slightly different in sound, response etc. This is due to the fact that it is nearly impossible to produce mouthpieces that are really identical in every inch.

 

[dexdex]

The manufacturer might have changed the specs over the years.

 

[jazzcat58]

dont worry about breaking in mouthpieces!! it aint going to happen, but your embouchure may well take time to get use to a new mouthpiece and the strength of reed needed to play it, depending on the opening etc..