Klarinet Archive - Posting 000509.txt from 1999/10

From: Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] resistance
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 17:11:22 -0400

i think my air support > is ok and i think i'm playing with an open
throat. >
i'm not sure what to try next. i like reeds a little on the
softer side > (reeds similar ta a van doren 21/2 or 3) they seem to have a
better sound > for what i'm playing (jazz). i don't like real open
mothpieces (too hard to > control). any suggestions? > >

Playing on a closed mouthpiece, might be causing more resistance. I
used to play on real closed mouthpieces, and that caused a lot of
problems for me, such as the lack of free blowing. I tried something more
open, a Clark Fobes, which was more freeblowing and worked better for me.
On hard to control mouthpieces, there has to be one out there, that is
open and easy to control.
Ask Clark Forbes, he knows plenty about mouthpieces. He is on this list,
(hopefully he will respond to you) if not he is on the clarinet pages.

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