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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2017-05-19 18:57
With only the mouthpiece I tried to crow with Legeres and cane reeds. It's not actually a crow as you get a single note but I consistently got lower pitch results with Legere. Approximately a B versus C with cane. The crow test for the oboe shows whether the upper register will sag or be up to pitch(among other things). Let me know if you get the same result.
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2017-05-19 19:02
To be clear I am taking lots of mouthpiece in the mouth almost to the ligature. I am particularly interested in results with Legere friendly mouthpieces.
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2017-05-19 22:49
Please explain further. (Actually, I've never heard of such a thing for single reeds in my 56 years of playing.)
How could the tuning of a pitch be determined in this way when, under normal playing circumstances, the lower lip location, air pressure, and lip cushion "hardness," among other things, have so much influence? Or does this merely show the tendency of a reed to play in a certain way?
Anyway, even if it provides valid data, I really don't see the point of this test when all one has to do is slap the reed on the mouthpiece, play the notes, listen to the pitches, and adjust accordingly.
What is accomplished with this "crowing" that can't be accomplished testing "normally"?
B.
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2017-05-20 00:09
Actually, yes, I did (but not with a Legere).
It kinda works, but I still don't see the point.
B.
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