Klarinet Archive - Posting 000318.txt from 1996/07

From: Donald Yungkurth <DYungkurth@-----.COM>
Subj: Mouthpiece Pads
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:20:39 -0400

Grant Green writes, about the need to use mouthpiece pads:

(snip)

>Seriously, though, is the vibration that much of a >problem? I don't
remember ever having trouble with it.

In my case, I can play with my teeth against the top of the mouthpiece and it
feels no different than when I play with a pad. The *big* difference is in
the way it sounds to me, not how it feels.

The vibrations picked up by my teeth distort the sound that reaches my ears,
unless I use a pad. From discussions with a number of clarinetists, the
internal conduction is not a problem for most people.

Don Yungkurth (DYungkurth@-----.com)