Klarinet Archive - Posting 000743.txt from 1997/02

From: "Roger A. Lewis & Denise Gulliver-Lewis" <pmflewis@-----.net>
Subj: Mouthpiece facings
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 19:17:28 -0500

R Tennenbaum wrote:
>
> > So far I don't understand the reasons for a close facing. Any comments?
>

Some players prefer a close facing because it gives them a darker sound.
I believe this depends on the physioloyg of each individual person.
Personally, I find that a close facing limits my reed choice. Most that
I have tried are very particular about reed adjustment, and will not work
with a wide variety of reeds. I prefer a much more open facing, with
wide rails. This gives more options for reed placement, and consequently
a greater number of reeds work with little or no adjustment. It's not
that I don't like adjusting reeds - I own a ReeDuAll and prefer to make
my own reeds, even the blanks. For me right now its a matter of time.
I'd rather be practicing!

Denise Gulliver-Lewis
Principal Clarinet
Elkhart Symphony