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Question: My Holton Farcus 179 french horn is not very free-blowing…was wondering if a different mouthpiece would help. I am currently using the HF-MC mouthpiece. Thanks for your help.
Hi Medina,
Your mouthpiece has a relatively shallow cup and a small throat. I think you might get better results from something like our Chicago cup with a 12 throat. Your high range might suffer a little in the beginning but I think you would quickly find it opening up.
Best,
Bob Osmun
Hi Medina,
Your mouthpiece has a relatively shallow cup and a small throat. I think you might get better results from something like our <a href="http://store.osmun.com/prodomg/ohcch.jpg" rep="nofollow&quo5;>Chicago cup with a 12 throat</a>. Your high range might suffer a little in the beginning but I think you would quickly find it opening up.
Best,
Bob Osmun;