Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 1998/02

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Dis/Advantages to the Double Neck
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:29:38 -0500

Rog, the IWU Guy:
> I certainly hope you do not tongue tip to tip all the time? The only way
> to get the real low notes out with terrific attacks and/or play very
> loudly and with short values is to tongue farther down the reed....like on
> saxophone!

Well, depends. I tongue tip to tip on the lower notes as well, and with
them loud, except on Forzandos. Mainly because my tongue pressure tends
to increase when I forzando, so I still tongue the tip of the reed, just
further up on the tongue.

I DO tongue tip to tip on sax, by the way. Every note, Bb to F. It has
improved my tone and articulation quite a bit. Unfortunately, it also
means that I end up with a sore tongue...^_^

Shouryu Nohe
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