Klarinet Archive - Posting 000195.txt from 1997/11

From: "B.Kadler" <bkadler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Ricardo Morales Recital
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 20:24:19 -0500

Pardon my ignorance, but when you say the ears of the reed are they the
outer sides of the tip?

At 12:32 AM 97/11/05 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Fred wrote:
>
>Of course I understand about reeds, but for whatever reason, I believe that
>at Mr. Morales' level, it just shouldn't happen. As I said in my initial
>post, something seemed wrong with his reed- it seemed too hard as it had an
>airy undertone. Can anybody comment on that?
>
>I didn't hear Ricardo's recital, so I can comment only on your description.
>The airy undertone does not usually occur unless there is imbalance in the
>two ears of the reed. Hardness in its' self will not cause breathieness,
>only damping of the highs leading to dullness or deadness in the tone if the
>damping is excessive. Imbalance also explains insecurity in response in the
>high attacks.
>This commonly happens when mouthpieces with askew or crooked facings are
>used..... they are beastly hard to impossibly to truly balance a reed on and
>, for what ever other virtues they may have, tend towards these two faults
>you have described here.
>This has been my experience anyway.
>tom R.
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>