Klarinet Archive - Posting 000296.txt from 2000/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Strength (was Yamaha clarinet)
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 11:49:07 -0400

At 08:49 AM 6/10/2000 -0700, Joanne Leichtweisz wrote:
>Hi everybody!
>I have recently joined your clarinet mailing list. I am thirteen and study
much
>music. I play the clarinet and bass clarinet in band. If anyone can answer
I was
>wondering, I pl.ay on a 4 vandoren, is that good or bad. It seems king of
weird
>my ambosure is so strong, Can I have a too strong ambusure!
>>>From Jess
>
You can check the Klarinet archives and find about 60 bazillion posts on
this subject, but the short answer is that the reed that works best for
YOUR embouchure and YOUR mouthpiece is the best one for YOU. Vandorens are
certainly high quality reeds, so that is a good start. Strength is another
issue. Depending on which of my mouthpieces I am using, I personally use
anything from a Vandoren 2 1/2 or Mitchell Lurie 3 to a Mitchell Lurie 4 1/2.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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