Klarinet Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2011/07

From: Arthur Acheson <arthur.acheson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:32:56 -0400

C4 or 4C is the commonest Yamaha m/p. Excellent but with a narrow
range of expression. You sound as if you needed a set-up with more
resistance, a 2.5 reed on a Yamaha 4C does not provide this. If it is
a Yamaha 5C, that's OK but I would try a Rico 3 on a Yamaha C4. You
might also look out for a better m/p but that's a whole new ball game!
Arthur Acheson
On 5 Jul 2011, at 21:03, MaryMuse wrote:

On 7/5/2011 12:16 PM, Tim Roberts wrote:
> May I ask what mouthpiece and reed you used here? You don't seem to be
> struggling for fingerings, so the basic mechanics seem to have come
> back
> to you pretty well. However, to my ear, your tone seems rather
> thin and
> buzzy. It doesn't have the richness that I look for in my own
> playing.
> That kind of thing can be caused by using equipment that doesn't match
> your physiology. It might be time to experiment by acquiring a
> variety
> of different reeds (different brands and different strengths) to
> see if
> you can find a better match.
>
> On the other hand, I'm just guiding you towards the kind of sound that
> *I* like. You need to decide what sound YOU are looking for.
>

Sure! It's a Rico Classic 2.5 reed. I have some Vandoren 2.5 here, but
haven't played them yet. I had been playing on some Populaire reeds
(also 2.5 hardness). (I also have a Rico Royal 4 and a Vandoren 4 or 5
that I've had since high school so they're 20 years old, and I figure
they're probably too old to play.)

The mouthpiece is the one that came with my Yamaha wooden clarinet. No
markings other than the fact that it says "Yamaha" on it.

As far as tone, I do know in high school my instructor pushed me toward
the base clarinet, because my air was strong enough to support it.
(How's that for diplomatically saying I'm a loud mouth, haha!).
However, I suspect the thin tone may be because as an adult, I deal with
allergies and breathing problems. I've always sounded buzzy, which may
be again another reason why I was pushed toward the bass clarinet.

Thank you for commenting on the fingerings. One of the "joys" of
fibromyalgia is that my hands don't always want to do what my brain
tells them to. Hence the "fibro version" of Yankee Doodle. The fingers
just wouldn't work that quickly. It's something that I believe will
improve the more I play, because of tying together that part of my
brain.

Would love any suggestions as to reed/mouthpiece. I just started with
2.5 because that's kind of where I left off back in school. I do have
some plain Rico (orange box) 2 and 3, too.

Mary

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