Maybe the mouthpiece is a bad design within that size range (not necessarily true, given the description quoted; some older poorly marked mouthpieces play excellently), but this is a separate issue. Going smaller than the average [and the SM9 and Wick 9BS both are] is always a trade-off - more high register security, but fewer compliments on ... More @Wikipedia
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