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Author: Andy
Date: 1999-02-20 03:44
Ok ok ok.loks of questions today!! my brain must be working for once!
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First, I wanted to know if it's ok if a little air leaks out from the mouthpiece and makes a little hissing noise, Is this normal?
Second, What is a DEG Barrel!??!?!? I hear people talking about them some times but i've never seem one, are they...'Different'?
Third, Is a # 4 reed to thick to use in a middle school band? There arn't many songs that go above the high D, so should i switch back to a 3 1/2?
Fourth, What is the Air Speed valsity of an unladen swallow?
Fifth, How come it takes more breath (blowing harder) on a wooden clarinet than on a plastic one?
Sixth, How offten should I iol the bore of my Buffet E-11 Bb? Since it's Winter and really dry up here in New Hampshire should I oil it more?
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And i think thats it....
Thanks For The Halp in Advance!
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-02-20 04:04
Andy wrote:
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Ok ok ok.loks of questions today!! my brain must be working for once!
ok
First, I wanted to know if it's ok if a little air leaks out from the mouthpiece and makes a little hissing noise, Is this normal?
My answer:
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Many of us consider this a flaw. It generally indicates an underdeveloped or tired embouchure or an incorrect embouchure. The commonest cause does seem to be simply continuing to play once the embouchure gets very tired. In this case, you don't really need to be concerned. When you are fresh, it disappears.
Andy wrote:
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Second, What is a DEG Barrel!??!?!? I hear people talking about them some times but i've never seem one, are they...'Different'?
Third, Is a # 4 reed to thick to use in a middle school band? There arn't many songs that go above the high D, so should i switch back to a 3 1/2?
My answer:
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On item two, it is an independent brand of barrel. Some people like them but I have never tried one and don't know anything about them.
On item four, you neglect to mention what brand. For example, a Mitchell Lurie 4 is about the same as a Vandoren 3 1/2. I personally don't believe in super stiff reeds. I use a Vandoren 3 1/2 or a Mitchell Lurie 4 and can play with good tone to the C that is just above the 5th ledger line above the staff. Whether or not this is too stiff for someone in middle school will depend on their stage of development although I would suspect that it probably would be too stiff for them in general. Do you have a specific problem with the reeds you are using now?
Andy wrote:
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Fourth, What is the Air Speed valsity of an unladen swallow?
Fifth, How come it takes more breath (blowing harder) on a wooden clarinet than on a plastic one?
Sixth, How offten should I iol the bore of my Buffet E-11 Bb? Since it's Winter and really dry up here in New Hampshire should I oil it more?
My answer:
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On item four, whatever are you trying to ask???
On item five, a wood horn is NOT necessarily harder to blow. Some brands and models are more free blowing than others. My Leblanc Symphonie II (an older pro horn) is easier to blow than the couple of plastics that I tried out of curiosity. Also you may have some minute pad leaks even on a new instrument. It can get out of adjustment during shipping, etc. These make it harder to blow than it should be.
Well, I am out of answers for now. Have fun.
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Author: Evan
Date: 1999-02-20 04:22
First, I also have problems with air leakage, my dad yells at me for it and I would try to fix it if I were you. It is not an impossible thing to fix but you have to be persistent like when one first starts to play and they are trying to get a descent enbachoure(?)
Second, I have no Idea
Third, you have to strength your reeds depending on what type of mouthpeice you are playing on. If you play a short faced, closed mouthpeice, you want a harder reed. But if you have a really open long faced mouthpeice, you want a softer reeds. It is a common misconception that better players play on harder reeds.
Fourth, What is the Air Speed valsity of an unladen swallow?
What are you asking
Fifth, How come it takes more breath (blowing harder) on a wooden clarinet than on a plastic one?
It shouldn't take more air, maybe you have a really easy blowing plastic horn or you tried a really hard blowing wood one. I play a Leblanc LL and a Leblanc L300-these both play easier (and sound much better than my normandy student horn)
Sixth,
I might be wrong but everything I have heard is that you cannot overoil a bore, as long as you try not to get oil on the pads.
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