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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000065.txt from 1999/06

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] New member with a question
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:06:28 -0400

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Dee D. Hays wrote:
> Is it really the contour directly (hard to believe) or indirect factors such
> as how the player may perhaps be able to establish a more appropriate
> embouchure more easily and and thus end up with a better sound or perhaps it
> permits the reeds to respond better?

Dee,

One of the last things I do to a mouthpiece before putting it in the
plastic case waiting to be sold is to test it. If it needs a bit more
tweaking in the area of tone, the first thing I do is adjust the area at
or near the beak on the exterior. This is something Richard Hawkins
showed me, and it is something that has a dramatic affect on the
mouthpiece. When a student wants me to to "fix" their store bought
mouthpiece, sometimes this is all I do and they are happy.

It isn't enough material removed for a person to change embouchure shape.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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