Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2010/09

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] breathing problems
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:36:26 -0400


-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Jones
Subject: Re: [kl] breathing problems

I use the mouthpiece that came with my clarinet. It was kind of weird
when I first got it because it was a bit broader than the mouthpiece I
had been playing on before. I think the mouthpiece and clarinet may
have been french; it was a noblet/leblanc. Anyone know whether you
have to know the model number to know whether it is a french design in
that case.

Pretty much ALL Noblet/Leblanc are the same design, same .584 bore, except
the Pete Fountain at .590, until some recent smaller bore designs.

At one point I turned my two screw ligature around. It reformed to
accomodate the reed after a while. I don't think it scratched my
mouthpiece and if it did, as far as I can tell, it would only be a
cosmetic issue b/c it would be the opposite side of the facing. As
far as tension goes, I would finger tighten them as much as I could,
figuring that my hand was the same strength regardless of which screw
I was turning. Especially since the ends of the ligature did not meet
and the screws moved freely, and it did not appear that uneven screw
stiffness would affect how well I could tighten them. My teacher gave
me an old leather band ligature when I started lessons. I haven't
used anything else since (except for rare, isolated, occasions).

-Jennifer

Just turning a standard ligature over does not make it truly an inverted
ligature. It should be DESIGNED to go inverted, and be shaped for the
purpose, like the inverted Bonade, Luyben, or Rovner. Yes, there are plenty
of photos of Goodman, Shaw and the like with standard ligatures inverted,
but there is no advantage to be gained unless you happen to be left-handed.

Bill Hausmann

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

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