Klarinet Archive - Posting 000269.txt from 2001/03

From: joe redr <red13531@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] mouthpiece trouble/questions
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:47:42 -0500

Dear List,

I recently started using a Vandoren M13 Lyre with #4
V-12's and am having some odd issues with it. I seem
to get a buzzing on the throat D, F#,Bb, the middle
line C# and above the staff on G, G# and A. The notes
always speak, but seem unstable. I can't seem to
pinpoint what the trouble might be. I've switched
clarinets and get the same results on both my A and
Bb, so horn trouble is not the culprit. My old
mouthpiece was a B4013 and I did not experience these
problems while using it. Finding a reed that plays
well on the on the M13L seems more difficult also.
I'm very confused. Sometimes I get a centered, dark,
focused sound on the M13L, sometimes I don't. I get
more squeaks on this mouthpiece compared to the B4013.
Even though I like the evenness and quality of sound
with the M13L, I can't afford to continually have
mouthpiece problems. Could the table be warped? Could
it be my embouchure? Is this just a bad mouthpiece?
Any help is much apprciated.

Thanks,
Joe

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