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Re: How far should you bite on the mouthpiece?

Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2007-09-24 22:04

Two measurements(if you are measuring) 1. how far onto the beak of the mouthpiece with the top teeth. 2. where on the reed with bottom teeth and lip. As a starting point I put my top teeth around 9mm from the tip of the moutpiece. That's where my teeth marks are.... I don't know if there is any magic to this placement but I sort of theorize that insufficient mouthpiece in your mouth will make leaps to the high register more difficult and also make for a rather small sound. I note that my mouthpiece is probably a 34 facing length= 17mm. I haven't tried it but I'll measure off that on the reed to see if the I am adhering to (where the reed breaks away theory) ....well I just did a preliminary test....My test indicated that 17mm produces a honky sound....way more reed than I put in my mouth. I must admit it is a difficult thing to measure here. All the best John

Freelance woodwind performer

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