Klarinet Archive - Posting 000355.txt from 2003/01

From: "clarinetstudio" <clarinetstudio@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouthpiece lays
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:54:32 -0500

Peter Hadcock in his book has some interesting things to say about
commercial mouthpieces (especially Vandoren) and the French Dip. Just a
thought. DR R Monsen
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From: "David Glenn" <notestaff@-----.de>
Subject: [kl] mouthpiece lays

> Georg Kühner wrote:
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> >>>One of them was the so-called "French Curve," a concavity in the table
> >>>which, when a reed was clamped on tightly with the traditional metal
> >>>ligature, would cause the reed tip to sit away from the mouthpiece tip,
> >>>improving staccato on what were mouthpieces with small tip
> >>>openings.>>
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> >>Most Zinner based mouthpieces have this "French Curve" or concave table,
> >>unless the mouthpiece technician, deliberately flattens them.
> >>
> >>Many Vandoren models also have such a table.
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> >>
> Let me take a guess as to what you meant to say!:
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> >I think this a really important part of the mouthpiece and should not be
> >flattened! This makes it possible for the reed to vibrate better. If the
> >table is flattened the is less resonance in the sound. And You can work
with
> >it. I do the traditional way of applying the reed to zhe
> >mouthpiece_with string________I don´t know the correct expression for
________. And if
> >a reed is a little bit to light you can work with the power you use on
the
> >_applying more string pressure around the middle of the
mouthpiece_________.
> >
> >Best Georg
> >
> >
> >>Walter Grabner
> >>www.clarinetXpress.com
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