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 Re: How far should you bite on the mouthpiece?
Author: sfalexi 
Date:   2007-09-27 04:45

Quote:

Dear Chris,


Thanks for saying, "never bite." Never, never EVER even think of biting.

Now that's cleared up, I saw a good suggestion earlier on this forum to choke up on it until you hear a squeak, then just back off slightly from that spot. Generally the longer the lay, the more mouthpiece one will take in. That would explain the desire to have more mouthpiece for a German horn since those mouthpieces are of a smaller tip openning and a longer lay.



............Paul Aviles
I'd go with this method on the "bite". While others say to look where the reed leaves the table and the mouthpiece rails start to curve away, I'd go for more of a "feel" like above instead of trying to measure the distance or look for an optimal point.

One thing, whenever first did this not too long ago, it felt like a WHOLE lotta mouthpiece was going in, but at the same time, it felt like I had more control. I've grown to love it.

US Army Japan Band

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