[jmm1713]

I would stay away from the yamaha mouthpieces - when i was in high school my teacher made us play these ( no matter what type of horn ) and the band sounded horrible ,plus they are very easy to crack/chip if you are not careful and that is not good for students. and after the year was over people had to buy 2 or 3 because they got damaged so quickly


I would look into the new vandoren " V5" mouthpieces they are not that expensive and are good quality

 

[jmm1713]

Sounds perfect! I tried to find them online for sale, and I was shocked to find such a highly regarded mouthpiece for $10...wow

I think i'll pick one up for myself to try out, but I think this may be what I end up going with.

(gonna try the Hite, too)

The hite is good the bari is even better, and you could get a bunch of basic ligatures online for cheap