I currently am playing on an Alliance DC3, before I played on a SM4 original.
One thing I have always noticed is a red mark after playing, it fades after a few minutes. When I was a child I always thought it was normal, nobody told me anything different. I had braces shortly after starting to play, maybe that had something to do with it.
After a 8 year break returning to playing, I want to address some of the issues that I didn’t when first learning, this one being excessive pressure.
It never hurts to play, I used to manage several hours in a day, but have currently gotten to an hour at a time before needing to rest, but the red mark worries me that too much pressure is being used…
Having always played on a sm4 or recently a dc3, I wonder if there are more comfortable mouthpieces that available that might help me reduce pressure while playing.
Or should I try a larger mouthpiece? Or a more rounded rim?
Any pointers on either mouthpieces, or the sort of things to look for would be helpful, thank you.