Klarinet Archive - Posting 000592.txt from 1998/11

From: Matt Palasik <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece for a CT
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 03:01:53 -0500

f the problem is a hesitation on just certain notes it may not be your
mouthpiece the problem is more likely a leaking pad and no matter what
mouthpiece you use it wont fix that

Arnold Teres wrote:
>
> I have been playing my Selmer Center Tone with a Selmer HS* and Rico Royale
> 3 1/2 reeds for quite a while now and I want to try something new. I am
> quite satisfied with the sound I have with this setup but it is a bit hard
> to blow and can hesitate on C, C#, and Eb. Does anyone have a suggestion for
> other setups that may be a bit more free blowing? I have tried softer reeds
> but they don't perform well with the HS*. I suspect that I would have to
> move to a more "open" mouthpiece to use a softer reed but I am not sure how
> much of a change I should attempt. By the way, one of the reasons I have the
> current setup is that it provides very good tone and intonation in the
> altissimo and I don't want to loose that.
>
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