Klarinet Archive - Posting 000582.txt from 1998/09

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet overblowing
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 02:09:10 -0400

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Richard Sankovich wrote:

> So it is an embrouchure problem. Has
> anyone else ever experienced this sort
> of thing? I'd appreciate
> having your comments.

One possible explanation is that your
lower lip is too far down on the reed,
thereby making it easier to excite
overtones beyond those that are
already being excited in the clarion
register. Back off of the reed a
little bit, touching it with the lower
lip slightly further back than usual.

Neil

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