Klarinet Archive - Posting 000672.txt from 2003/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Mouthpiece...was Recommendations
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:43:57 -0500

At 11:07 AM 2/22/2003 -0500, Vic Brincat wrote:
>It's not increased resistance. If anything it's less
>resistance. I am used to putting through more air
>volume. So when I attempt to put in the same volume as
>my old mouthpiece, i get the problems.

That's exactly what I mean. The new mouthpiece is RESISTING your efforts
to blow more air through it. I think we have a semantic problem, but are
describing the same phenomenon.

>It may be that I just have to get used to putting in
>less air to produce the same effect.

That or give up the new mouthpiece. That's how I solved the O' Brien problem!

Bill Hausmann

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

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