5CL

Today has been kind of a breakthrough day on the new mouthpiece. It’s been a week I guess now and at first I could feel the potential but my performance on the Christian Lindberg 5CL was kind of weak. It was really easy to get a buzzy sound, precision wasn’t as good, and notes down below F in the staff were kind of dead, but my upper range took much less effort and it seemed much easier to play in tune.  I’ve been playing some almost every day on it and today it just opened up. Popping out notes around high Bb without praying is easy and my fat sound is back for the most part. It still isn’t as dark as on the Giddings & Webster (kind of a Bach 5G New York) but it’s a full sound and it’s getting better every time I play. I think the people who got one and hated it just didn’t give it enough time. Sitting on the shelf or playing the part of a paper weight is way beneath this fantastic piece of equipment. Then again, maybe it’s not for everyone… who knows, but I’m loving it.