Klarinet Archive - Posting 000435.txt from 2003/01

From: "Harper, Jimmy D" <HarperJimmyD@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:21:25 -0500

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> From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de]
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 1:45 AM
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> Subject: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures
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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.
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> > Many Vandoren models also have such a table.
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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_________I don> =B4t 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
> __________.
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> Best Georg
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> > Walter Grabner
> > www.clarinetXpress.com
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