Klarinet Archive - Posting 000896.txt from 1999/12

From: klara <klahall@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RC Prestige now tone quality
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 23:10:21 -0500

On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:17:28 -0500 "Ed Wojtowicz" <ewoj@-----.net>
writes:
>Good point. If the two players switched set up, they would each sound
like
>themselves, especially given time to adapt. I think that most players
>develop a tonal concept and then find a set up that they are comfortable
>(resistance, articulation, etc) playing on and which helps them come
>closest to the desired result.
>
>Ed
>
>> A couple of factors to me determine the sound a lot more then the
>> instrument. First and foremost is the tonal concept of the player, the
>> other is the Mouthpiece-reed combo in that order of importance then
comes
>> the instrument. Bet if both played on Bundys, he would still have a
better
>> tone.
>> David Blumberg - http://www.mytempo.com/brightlight.htm
>> Adjunct Clarinet Instructor Univ. of Penn.

A good way to demonstrate this to students is to play on their
instrument. Especially the first few lessons. This allows me to find
out if the instrument has a problem (often the case), and when the
instrument problems are out of the way, shows that their instrument can
sound. Usually i use my mouthpiece, but use the Sanimist to try the
students set-up occasionally. Then i can say, 'this instrument will
play. Now lets find out what you do to work with it."

I am also convinced that everyone (baring a very few individuals who have
extreme facial structures) can get full resonant sound quality.

annhall,
stepping off of the soapbox

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