I'm probably going to hit up Amazon and do some price comparison shopping for the batteries and power supply. However, if you want a bit more mobility, that's the way to go. The WX5 is pretty light - 520 grams/1.2 pounds without batteries (the first plastic clarinet I could find a weight on is 720 grams, for comparison) - so the batteries add a significant amount of weight, percentage-wise. The WX5 is powered either by an optional wall-wart power supply or six AAA batteries. Production idea for someone: custom WX5 mouthpieces and/or custom reeds. I think I'd want to buy another mouthpiece ($16) and reed ($6) before experimenting with the patch, though. Hey, it's been awhile since I've played any sax or clarinet. AKAI EWI USB DISABLE FASE KEYS PATCHPossibly a thick mouthpiece patch will make it more comfortable for me. I would really like to have that on the WX5. Also, the Akai mouthpiece is made out of some sort of semi-firm synthetic rubber that's quite comfortable to use. It might be nicer to have a screw to line up the mouthpiece, like the Akai does, so you can be certain that all the parts are lined up right. The mouthpiece is also removable, like the Akai, but, unlike the Akai, it has a synthetic rubber "cork," similar to a saxophone neck, and Yamaha even has "cork grease" for it, which they call "recorder cream." I don't necessarily think having a moveable mouthpiece is the best thing for the WX5, though, because you have to "line up" the mouthpiece with the mechanism that captures the breath controller and tonguing data. For me, at least, the reed means I can actually tongue the thing, without having to do research on how recorder players tongue. The WX5 ships with two mouthpieces, a recorder-style one and a saxophone-style one that has a metal, replaceable, reed.
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