Klarinet Archive - Posting 000313.txt from 1997/02

From: Marian Rutty <mrutty@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Frustrating tone problems
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:05:58 -0500

get rid of the v-12 and try german black masters or hand selected. i find
the only the summer months are o.k. for v-12's but i advoid it wilth all
cost!

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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, David B. Niethamer wrote:

> Carolyn Stock asked:
>
> >OK, this may be a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway. Lately, my upper
> >register and my throat tones are super "tinny" sounding (especially in
> >the altissimmo range) on my Bb. I can't figure out why. I know reeds
> >are super frustrating in Michigan in the winter, but I've never had this
> >much of a problem before. (I think part of my problem may be
> >psychological because I have grad school auditions coming up.)
> >Any suggestions?
> >BTW-I'm using V-12 3.5, Knox mouthpiece, R-13 clarinets
>
> Have you checked your mouthpiece. If you've used it for a while, it could
> be warped on the side rails, which, from my limited experience, makes the
> upper register thin and brittle in character. Finding reeds gets to be an
> impossible task in this instance.
>
> David
>
> David Niethamer
> Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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>