Klarinet Archive - Posting 000407.txt from 2000/11

From: Les DeBusk <sflane@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wood clarinet
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:08:59 -0500

Katie,

Another valid cause of squeaks and squawks from a new player is mostly likely
a combination of: Toung placement, Embrasure strength, amount of pressure of
teeth (if any), finger coverings, breathing (according to reed, mouthpiece
and clarinet resistance) and a multitude of things I've failed to mention. I
do know that switching from an instrument that you are very familiar with the
ability and amount of resistance it took to play rather to a newer instrument
that is foreign to you might be a cause for the squeaks and squawks due to no
knowledge of what it takes (reed, mouthpiece ect..) to play the instrument.

Les DeBusk

William Wright wrote:

> <><><> Katie Lind wrote:
> why does it happen (you'd think a clarinet is a clarinet) and how can I
> get through it quickly?
>
> <><> I wrote (too hastily):
> All clarinets are not the same! [snip]
>
> I should also have said that a top notch clarinetist (I'm not one
> of them) can play almost anything. This is why Neil asked you how much
> experience you have. Perhaps if you had more experience, you could
> compensate for the differences between your 'new' clarinet and your
> previous instrument.
> As an example, recently my instructor played the
> instrument+mouthpiece that I was using and she told me: "Bill, I can
> play this, but I'd rather not even though I'm a competent clarinetist."
> She steered me to a different mouthpiece, and that is how I ended
> up with the combination of mouthpiece, reed, and ligature that I'm
> playing now.
> For the same reason, sometimes a person chooses a different barrel
> than the one that came with the instrument. In fact, if you bought a
> 'swap meet' clarinet, you may not have the instrument's original barrel.
>
> Another point is that you didn't pay much for the overhaul. $30
> is almost a freebie unless it was done out of friendship. There's no
> guarantee that the technician really fixed everything that needs fixing.
> There's *much* more detail work involved in overhauling a clarinet than
> I imagined until I watched my own instrument being overhauled by someone
> who really knew what he was doing. $30 buys only a 'quick once-over'.
>
> Cheers again,
> Bill
>
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