Klarinet Archive - Posting 000256.txt from 1996/07

From: Roger Shilcock
Subj: Lips
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 07:14:29 -0400

Does anyone play single-lip on the *bass* clarinet? I found the buzz
through my teeth was more than I could bear, especially after I had my
front upper teeth crowned, but maybe I should never have started off that
way. If you have any transient tooth or gum problem, double-lip is more
comfortable on any clarinet, though it can feel as if the instrument is
falling out of your mouth after a long spell of playing. The point about
the perception of one's own sound seems a good one - it means you get
less feedback about your sound in bad playing acoustics, though; this may
not mean bad *listening* acoustics for the audience, of course.
Something quite different - has anyone views on the usefulness of
electronic tuners? What features on such a device would be the most useful?
Roger Shilcock