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Author: Noverbuf
Date: 2012-04-05 07:46
With bass clarinet (to which I'm new) I find that it allows much more variation in how much mouthpiece to take in the mouth than with regular Bb clarinet. Is the common suggestion to look where the reed separates from the MP table and take the MP in up to that point a good one?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2012-04-05 09:03
The same rules apply. It's best to 'feel' for that spot. Play an open 'G' and start taking in more and more mouthpiece until it "SQUAWKS," then just back off slightly from that spot. This is the ideal spot ON ANY MOUTHPIECE.
Anyone who arbitrarily recommends taking in more or less mouthpiece should be horse whipped.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-04-05 14:31
Hold the mouthpiece so you're looking at it from the side. Make a light pencil mark on the reed at the point where it separates from the mouthpiece lay.
Your lower teeth should be directly below the mark (of course with your lower lip in between).
Ken Shaw
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-04-05 14:52
I agree with Paul though I do it the opposite way. When I teach bass clarinet I ask the student to take as much MP in as reasonably possible and then back off until it feels comfortable and sounds best in all registers. My belief is that more is better but too much is a desaster. You can be a bit flexible in the low to high register though. There is no one spot for everyone, depends on your bite, under bite, over bite, thickness of your lip etc. Find the spot that gives you your best overall result. The same thing with the angel of the PM in your mouth. Same with the strength of reed, work up to the strongest reed that gives you the best result overall. Stronger is better but too strong in not good. ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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