Klarinet Archive - Posting 000073.txt from 1996/10

From: "Daniel A. Paprocki" <dap@-----.us>
Subj: Re: odd comment (acoustics)
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 21:39:30 -0400

Jonathan,
What about lung capasity and breathing strength vs reed/mouthpiece
resistance? I know I play on a very "heavy" setup - Pyne & Regal,Queen 4
1/2 - but I have a huge lung capasity. If I play on a light setup, I end
up with too much residual air left in my lungs - dead air. I build in the
resistance to the reed/mouthpiece, but have never gotten an airy sound in
soft playing.

Dan

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Daniel A. Paprocki
Instructor of Clarinet
Malone College
dap@-----.us

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