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 Re: Chonking, Choking? How much mouthpiece
Author: Bassie 
Date:   2006-03-09 07:06

Well, I went and performed the experiment. The best balance for me is definitely a smidgen short of the chirp point. Not much, I'll admit, but significant. If I go closer to the chirp point than this, I hate what it does to my tone. Less mouthpiece, and the sound is strangled (I think we can all agree on that). At my 'sweet spot' I can still clamp the reed shut if I really try - but isn't the point to play with as little 'bite' as possible? I maintain that the gentle touch of the embouchure gives control over the instrument. I find it hard to see how zero interaction of lip with reed can be a good thing.

Tom - do you think your involvement with Klezmer affects your style? I can see how the increasingly strident tone as you approach the chirp point could be desirable.

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The two Vandorens I get on with are '5RV' and 'B45-dot'. Both shorter-lay than the M30, 5RV much more so. For me, 5RV is sweet as honey; B45-dot is more of a gold-plated bullet. I found M30 more 'covered' than either of these, but equally easy to articulate. (I play classical chamber, wind ensemble and jazz with a bias towards trad.)
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