Author: Clarinet4hire
Date: 2007-06-25 05:45
Well, I got my horn back. It's taken a while to get it back into playing condition. It broke down on me last January, and for reasons I won't get in to, I wasn't able to get it fixed untill now. I'm glad I have it back in good shape again, it was like missing a a part of myself.
Anyhow, I finally have working reeds again, and I've been working on my long tones to get my chops back. I noticed I really chewed up previous mouthpiece patches. So I'm being especially anal about not biting. Even double checking myself by switching to a full double lip from time to time. (Boy, am I out of shape!) I'm starting to wonder if that wasn't a large part of my problem with breath control. Would anyone agree? So, now I'll put the advise to work and see what helps.
I'm playing my p facing Gigliotti again, since it is a longer lay, and closer tip. However, it isn't as flexable as the M13 Lyre. I may just have to deal with it. (Besides, I think it sounds a lot better, especially at a distance where you want it to sound good.)
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