Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 2008/04

From: "David Kumpf" <dkumpf@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Question about a problem
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:46:30 -0400


Gary Truesdail wrote:
> Problem: When playing above the staff he very frequently "chirps"
most
> of
> the notes. Not quite an out of control squeak, but a "chirp". The
reed
> looks and plays balanced side to side, changing reeds does not help,
> mouthpiece and reed combo works fine for me and I cannot duplicate the
> problem on his equipment. We have done throat exercises, vibrato
> exercises,
> more mouthpiece, less mouthpiece. The mouthpiece does not wiggle when
I
> try
> to move it when he is playing and his teeth are not on the reed and
> we've
> tried pointing the chin, bunching the chin, thicker lip in contact
with
> the
> reed, thin lip in contact with the reed.

Any chance that he is leaning on the right hand trill keys with the
index finger?

Dave Kumpf
dkumpf@-----.com

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