Quick question, Kelly 5C + Kanstul MB6L

[tibbs20]

I play a Kelly 5C for everything now, I love it. The rim is perfect contour, perfect size, and it blows free and easy and give nice sound etc etc.

I want to grab a mouthpiece with more zap in the sound to make it lighten up easier when I'm doing that kind of stuff. Ideally I'd just have the Kelly 5C but with a shallower cup but they don't do one

Has anyone played Kelly 5C and the Kanstul MB6L?

Do you think they'd be a good match?

Thanks
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Kelly 5C

[lburrows]

I haven't tried the Kanstul mouthpiece in question, but I believe that the Kelly 5C is their version of a Bach 5C, but with one size larger throat.

I would try the Curry mouthpieces in the 5 rim size. You may find the slight difference in sound between the lexan plastic of the Kelly 5C (in my limited experience with Kelly mouthpieces, the lexan plastic has slightly less higher overtones in the sound) and a silver-plated brass Curry 5C is enough. If it isn't, you have the option of keeping to the same rim as the Curry 5C but with a shallower cup, with the Curry medium-shallow cups, such as the 5ZM, 5DE or 5Star.

If you find a Curry mouthpiece that you like, you have the option of having the throat size enlarged by one size to match your Kelly 5C, at a later date, or ordering one that way as a special order after trying the standard model first, if you would like to match the throat size of your Kelly.

However, maybe the loose 27 throat of the Curry mouthpieces, as explained on the Curry website, is not that far away from that of the 26 throat of the Kelly, considering other differences between the two mouthpieces.

I hope that this helps.

Lou
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[tibbs20]

I had a Curry mouthpiece a while ago that I have since sold, I think it was a 5Z. I didn't like the rim, it was a little too curvy, although it's a 100% improvement on the VB 5C rim which is a cookie cutter. Also it felt a fraction bigger than my Kelly 5C (perhaps this was the shape of the rim or just my perception was different).

I like a fairly flat rim, with a bit of bite to the inside; using the good ol' Kanstul Mouthpiece Comparator, the MBL6 looks just the job.

I thought I should try asking here before I splash the cash. Should I just email Kanstul and ask?
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Kelly 5C

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