Klarinet Archive - Posting 000707.txt from 1996/10

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Reed adjustment
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:38:34 -0500

Deborah wrote:
-->Can anyone give me some advice on reed adjustment? It seems that lately
-->anything that I do to my reeds produces a "tinny" sound or a slight
-->whistling sound. [snip] My dilemma is
-->that I can't get the dark sound that I used to get and still have
-->flexibility in my playing.

The reed works in concert with the mouthpiece dimensions
and the players embouchure. Reed adjustment is a crucial
skill, but is specific to the mouthpiece and embouchure.
-----Bill F.