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I have this new Otto Link STM NY 5* tenor mouthpiece lying in my case. I bought it about six months ago. It's has that typical Link sound: dark, tubby and it doesn't have enough projection for my tastes. My father gave me a slightly used Vandoren V16 2,5 reed and I slapped it on the Link. WOOAAH! BOOM.. BANG!! Man, it really brought the Link alive!! And my horn seems to resonate like mad! The sound was brightish, non-tubby, robust, FAT and really loud! I had few V16 2,5's lying in my case and I tried those too. No luck.. dark, tubby sound with not enough projection.
I'm afraid that when this absolutely fantastic reed dies what I'm going to do. Buy a box of V16 2.5's and hope for the best or start shaving them if they feel stuffy?? Or buy a box of V16 2's? I think that this reed might be a bit softer that the other 2.5's that I had in my case..
Suggestions!?!?
Thanks,
-TH
I'm afraid that when this absolutely fantastic reed dies what I'm going to do. Buy a box of V16 2.5's and hope for the best or start shaving them if they feel stuffy?? Or buy a box of V16 2's? I think that this reed might be a bit softer that the other 2.5's that I had in my case..
Suggestions!?!?
Thanks,
-TH