Klarinet Archive - Posting 000132.txt from 2003/04

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Problem!!, Help!
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:31:09 -0400

At 04:01 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, RAYRAYGRIFF wrote:
> I first played on a Hite Premier mouthpiece. Recently I have been
> fascinated by crystal mouthpiece and all the hype I was hearing about
> them from professionals and Message Boards. So I went out a purchased an
> O'brien Mouthpiece. So I took it home and I started playing it. First off
> it is very hard to blow into, it wasn't as free blowing as my other
> mouthpiece, also coming down from the octaves is a weird, it doesn't want
> to come down from the upper octave it like i'm overblowing it (i think
> that problem is just me and my embouchure). Also there is so much
> pressure when playing notes around the Middle C area. Also it plays
> SHARP!!!!!, i think that might be because my embouchure may be too firm?
> when i relax i get a better response but not the response I was looking
> for. ANY INFORMATION AND TIPS WILL BE GREATLY appreciated!!!!!!!.

I have an O'Brien also, that I used to play regularly. I also found it
very resistant. Although I found it responsive, especially in the upper
ranges, it simply ran out of gas when pushed. I could not get sufficient
volume out of it. I had no intonation problems with it, however.

Bill Hausmann

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

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