Klarinet Archive - Posting 000182.txt from 2000/11

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Long Tones and Embouchure
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:31:41 -0500

> <><> It is a phenomena that occurs when one or more of the
>following happens:=20
>1. =A0 =A0 biting or squeezing the reed=20
>2. =A0 =A0 playing on a soft tipped (not a soft reed) reed=20
>3. =A0 =A0 playing at soft levels (usually)=20
>
> 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?

Bill,

I would just switch reeds until I determinned that a) it wasn't the reed,
or b) you found a reed that worked.

Sincrely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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