Hi Speedy, When i was a child my teacher tied a hankerchief around my chin just below my lower lip. This was cure my curling of the lower lip. He tied it tight to the point of pain. Nowadays kids want to wake up and be able to play. I also think that playing clarinet is good for your embouchere. I like the the embouchere Reginald Gel used too, but it is a double curl. Benny Goodman took lessons from Reginald Gel, to overcome his fear of the crack, which is the transition from low to high notes. The main thing you have to do is practice relentlessly. If you want to be good , you have to develope those crack note jumps from the bottom of the horn to the top in one leap. I think the 6MM is a little tinny for your experience. Alto doesn't need brilliance. I use am old Selmer classic metal that Fred Hemke hipped me to and a couple Meyer 5's. I think that you need a teacher at least for a few weeks to watch your embouchure, Good luck with that Speedy :) terry

Hi Speedy, When i was a child my teacher tied a hankerchief around my chin just below my lower lip. This was cure my curling of the lower lip. He tied it tight to the point of pain. Nowadays kids want to wake up and be able to play. I also think that playing clarinet is good for your embouchere. I like the the embouchere Reginald Gel used too, but it is a double curl. Benny Goodman took lessons from Reginald Gel, to overcome his fear of the crack, which is the transition from low to high notes. The main thing you have to do is practice relentlessly. If you want to be good , you have to develope those crack note jumps from the bottom of the horn to the top in one leap. I think the 6MM is a little tinny for your experience. Alto doesn't need brilliance. I use am old Selmer classic metal that Fred Hemke hipped me to and a couple Meyer 5's. I think that you need a teacher at least for a few weeks to watch your embouchure, Good luck with that Speedy :) terry

Hey speedy i meant Reginald Kell not Gel. i'm so old now that i am suffering from dementia. Good luck with your tone and embouchere :) Terry

JBT--yes. You do have just the smallest portion of lower lip covering your bottom teeth so the lower teeth don't touch the reed. I roll the lip in a bit more for legit out more for jazz. In addition taking more mouthpiece into the mouth for legit helps access the heart of the reed for a more pure sound. To accomplish this I usually pull up the neck strap a little higher than when playing jazz. Kristy