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altissimo register playing

Author: ted
Date: 1999-09-29 15:09

I have prepared and struggled with pieces which occasionally call for the altissimo A or Bb like Weber's Concerto #2, Grand Duo, and Rossini's Intro Theme and Variations.

I have found that reeds that feel very resistant (hard) to me, and therefore require more air, work better in the altissimo register. However I don't like my tone as much in the other registers with the harder reeds. Also, by the time I get to the part with the very high notes I'm so exhausted by playing on the harder reed that it's hopeless for me anyway.

I don't know how much this factors in, but I play with a double-lip embouchure, Portnoy BP02 mouthpiece, Mitchell Lourie 3 reed, and a Leblanc L7 (bore is 14.8, slightly larger than an R13 but not as large as an older big-bore Selmer).

I'm looking for any suggestions for getting these notes to squeak and also to get them in tune. It would be great if the reeds that I'm normally comfortable with would work.

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