Author: Copland
Date: 2008-02-16 16:43
I feel like recently I've been digressing recently in reed strength. I used to use Vandoren 3's, and out of a box I would get one that was insanely great, but all the rest weren't so good.
So I tried Mitchell Lurie 3's, and to me it seems that these are the perfect strength. Sure, some are a bit too hard or a bit to soft in each box, but overall they seem to work great.
Of course, Mitchell Lurie 3's are really very soft. I've tried checking out the Rigotti Golds, as I said, but they seem too hard. I have a very hard time making any noise on them, and if I do manage to, I squeak all the time. Also, I can tell: my sound is overall weaker and way too monodynamic (about medium loud all the time- if I try to decrease dynamically, nothing comes out, and it's too hard to blow anything any louder).
Should I be trying to work my way up to harder reed strengths. Is this even possible? If so, how might I go about it?
I feel like I should note that I'm more of a fan of the warmer clarinet tones, a little bit on the bright side.
Thanks for all your help.
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