SM4 Mouthpiece
I have a SM4 mouthpiece that I'm using with my Besson euphonium. I really love the sound I get and it's easy to work with... except. High notes.
I've been struggling to get used to the mouthpiece and find support for my upper register (not terribly high either, well-used notes like F and G above the staff)
I threw in my old 6-1/2 AL just to see the difference and the high notes are pretty easily reached, but I hate the narrow/thin sound of the 6-1/2 overall, it lacks depth, not to mention the diameter of the rim just doesn't suit me.
I'm trying to figure out, what does the 6-1/2 have that the SM4 doesn't regarding high notes? I tried to compare them on the mouthpiece chart but I feel like it really isn't helping me to narrow down the EXACT problem I'm having with the SM4.
Can anyone help me out?
I'm so weary of this mouthpiece safari, and don't even get me started on try-before-you-buy mouthpieces because this is Canada and we don't have that luxury. Instead, we have "buy-and-hope-you-can-return-it-without-significant-shipping-fees".
"Thig crioch air an saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl."
"The end (of the world) will come, but love and music live forever."
Euph: Geneva Symphony (4v-comp, trig)
Euph: Besson New Standard (3v-comp 1978)
Bari: Wessex BR-140 (3v-comp, lacquer)
Mpcs: Euph (SM4) Bari (Stork T1)