Klarinet Archive - Posting 000391.txt from 2002/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reeds and Notes
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 06:10:10 -0400

At 09:41 PM 9/19/2002 -0400, Nick Simicich wrote:
>...I appreciate the folks who have tried to help, I know I
>should have taken lessons, and the Artley, no matter how popular they were
>with my friends who took band in the late 60's, was likely a mistake.
>That fork under the right little finger is badly out of adjustment, I play
>low E or the B I could not play without a plastic reed with two little
>fingers, and I actually kind of like it like that, I wonder if someone's
>music teacher did not bend it that way, to force those notes to be played
>that way, and the two lower right index finger trills interfere with each
>other if you push them wrong, one of them will have to be formed about a
>mm over, and there was this dirt in the register hole. :-)

In the long run, you will find that it will save you much aggravation to
have the instrument adjusted correctly, rather than fight with poor
embouchure and work-around techniques that will have to be UN-learned
later. THEN get a teacher to help you.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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