Hello! Long time viewer, first time poster Please excuse the wall of text, I'm just like this.
I played Baritone for a few years in my youth and have come back to it in my adulthood. I play a euro/british-stye baritone (small shank). I am finding it is not quite like riding a bike and I feel like I'm starting from the ground up again some days.
Currently, the only two mouthpieces I have are a generic 12C and a Wessex 6 1/2. I came back to the horn on the 6 1/2 and am kind of used to it at this point, but I feel like I need a mouthpiece with more "support" for my notes if that makes any sense. The 12C seems to give me more support particularly in the high register, but the sound is what I consider "abysmal". My band director (intermediate band) is saying the 12C will be better for me right now, but I just can't. I hate the thin / tinny sound it produces compared to the warmer 6 1/2 even if I less-consistently land my notes (usually higher notes) on the latter, and the 12C rim diameter feels "too small" for my embouchure anyway.
So now I'm on the hunt for a new mouthpiece outside of these two options. I've gone through a number of posts already on this forum but I'm still quite confused about my options. I'd like to go in the direction of a Wick but the vast number of choices is daunting, and because I live in Canada, mouth piece try-and-swap is not usually available. I've checked our local music stores and they are all special order, so I will have to purchase (probably online which is quicker than going through the music stores), try it out, and send back for a full refund and purchase again if it doesn't work. I'm not opposed to this, but I would like to try to get as close as I can to a usable piece for my circumstance the first time.
TL;DR: I came across an Amazon listing for a Wick SM6U that was Prime (Prime is harder to find on the Canadian amazon site). I'm trying to stick to Amazon Prime listings as I get free returns that way. I was finding it difficult to find information on what will fit my 0.51" bore baritone but there is a review on this one saying that it fits.
Could this be a good place for me to start, or are there any other recommendations?