Hey guys this is my first post so if I mess up please do understand I am just in need of some sort of guidance.
Okay so recently I received my D'addario Select Jazz LE Sandstone Marble mouthpiece with a tip-opening of d6m (Medium Chamber, tip-opening of 1.98 mm). It is a brilliant mouthpiece, however, I am not really used to this tip-opening and am having to blow quite a bit harder to produce some sound. The reason why I couldn't get a tip opening size lower was because the d5m (1.91mm) was not in stock anywhere I looked, plus guitar center had this piece 30 bucks off at the time. I currently play on D'addario Select Jazz 3s (filed) reeds and am wondering if lowering the reed strength to a 2.5 hard (filed) would make it easier to play.
I had previously been playing on a vintage hard rubber link (tone-edge) and it was great but it didn't have that great intonation and would sometimes let me down on tone (killer piece for its price though).
If any of you guys have suggestions on whether I should lower the reed strength or something please let me know!
Thanks
Okay so recently I received my D'addario Select Jazz LE Sandstone Marble mouthpiece with a tip-opening of d6m (Medium Chamber, tip-opening of 1.98 mm). It is a brilliant mouthpiece, however, I am not really used to this tip-opening and am having to blow quite a bit harder to produce some sound. The reason why I couldn't get a tip opening size lower was because the d5m (1.91mm) was not in stock anywhere I looked, plus guitar center had this piece 30 bucks off at the time. I currently play on D'addario Select Jazz 3s (filed) reeds and am wondering if lowering the reed strength to a 2.5 hard (filed) would make it easier to play.
I had previously been playing on a vintage hard rubber link (tone-edge) and it was great but it didn't have that great intonation and would sometimes let me down on tone (killer piece for its price though).
If any of you guys have suggestions on whether I should lower the reed strength or something please let me know!
Thanks