Klarinet Archive - Posting 000742.txt from 2000/05

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed numbers
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 17:31:43 -0400

<><> Samuel=A0Burrows wrote:
I started on 1 1/2 but my teacher (I've had one lesson) suggested I go
to 2 1/2 or 3, which I did. They are certainly harder to blow but that's
the only difference I can perceive.

From 1-1/2 to 3 is a big jump, all at once. It's unlikely that you
have the strength to use a 2-1/2 or 3 properly yet. What you are
hearing now is not what you will hear twelve months from now. (I've
been playing for about nine months now, and I just graduated from a 2 to
a 2-1/2.) In particular you will hear major differences (less shrill,
more 'clear' and uniform pitch) between reed strengths when you begin to
play notes above the staff.

<><> If I can make a nice sound with 1 1/2, why go to the heavier
reeds? They just seem to get out of control & squeek more readily.

You will find (eventually) that the opposite is true. Also,
stronger reeds will have a 'more clear' and 'smoother' sound to them.

Cheers,
Bill

(also a nicer dark tone.... whoops!sorry!)

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