Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Reed Tip Closing
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 09:16:22 -0500

On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Jonathan Cohler wrote:
> So to summarize two key points over which there seemed to be substantial
> confusion:
>
> 1. The reed does indeed hit the mouthpiece at "mf" and above dynamics.
>
> 2. The reed does NOT hit the mouthpiece at soft dynamics.

I am standing up off of my chair, retracting my mea
culpa......(partly).....and goint into my studio (now a converted office
while on sabbatical) to practice mf and softer!

I wonder if such a phenomena descriminates by speed of air as opposed to
volume of air?

Roger Garrett
IWU