Klarinet Archive - Posting 000236.txt from 1999/03

From: "Brent Eresman" <Beresman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 4 Mar 1999 04:25:02 -0000 Issue 1125
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:39:40 -0500

Walter Grabner responded (in part) to Ben Stutzman:
>
> I would check to see if your mouthpiece table is flat. Some mouthpieces, like
> the old Wells mouthpieces, have a sunken spot in the table, to make the reed
> feel springy. Maybe this could affect the reeds. Maybe your facing is uneven
> and it makes you pinch more and more as you play. Something is definitely
> wrong, though.
>
I play on a Hite which has a concavity on the table. This has not
affected the performance of the Legere reeds negatively--i, too, get
the slight softening after a period of time, but no decrease in
responsiveness. The only problem it causes is difficulty above
altissimo A.

Brent Eresman
beresman@-----.com

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