Klarinet Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2011/07

From: Susan Kundert <ohsuzan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:35:18 -0400

I would part company with Arthur on this one. I suspect one of the reasons
Mary is getting the honky "tone tone tone" (rather than "single phrase")
aspect in her playing is that her setup is TOO RESISTANT for her present
abilities. The fact that her tone tends also to be unfocused and lacks
support would bolster that conclusion. If I recall, she is also dealing with
some medical issues. She needs LESS resistance, not more, to make sustaining
the notes more comfortable for her.

My suggestion would be for her to try a Debut mouthpiece (by Clark Fobes,
widely available online, not expensive) and see what reed works best for her
on that (since she has a variety of reeds available to try).

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Arthur Acheson
<arthur.acheson@-----.com>wrote:

> 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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