Klarinet Archive - Posting 000179.txt from 2000/11

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Long Tones and Embouchure
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:16:37 -0500

<><> Roger Garrett wrote:
Reed tip buzz! Play a low G on the Bb clarinet and play it very
softly. Use an old or almost worn out reed. Try to eliminate any of the
"hiss" I mentioned in the last post. Bite gently or squeeze a bit - do
you hear a bit of polution in the sound? If it is a "tinny" reed sound
or a "gritchy" (don't you just love these adjectives??) reed sound -
that's reed tip buzz.

Yes, unfortunately I have heard it too many times. That's why your
mention of "buzz" caught my eye.

When I posted recently about a reed jumping into the 2nd register
(without the register key), and I'm positive that I don't have air leaks
in my instrument, someone recommended sanding the tip of my reed gently
once or twice across the grain (as well as sanding the back, which I had
already done). So I sanded two gentle strokes across the tip, and it
helped the register problem, but it left me with enough 'buzz', even up
to open G, that I gave up on the reed.

<><> It is a phenomena that occurs when one or more of the
following happens:
1. =A0 =A0 biting or squeezing the reed
2. =A0 =A0 playing on a soft tipped (not a soft reed) reed
3. =A0 =A0 playing at soft levels (usually)
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If I wanted to test whether a 'buzz' in the low notes was caused by
#2 above, what (if anything) would I do to the reed?

Thanks,
Bill

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