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Breathy/muffled tone on bass clarinet

Author: cb3930
Date: 2008-07-28 21:35

Hello all,
After a bit of practicing on my clarinet, I'm having some trouble getting it to speak without the breathy feedback. I'm not really sure what it causing this - mechanical issue, embouchure, etc. - so I'm wondering if you guys have any ideas. One potential problem is that the neck of my clarinet doesn't seal 100% with the mouthpiece - there's maybe a mm or so of room in between.
Thanks in advance

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Re: Breathy/muffled tone on bass clarinet

Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2008-07-28 23:16

You can take some teflon tape which is used typically in plumbing to wrap around your mouthpiece so that you can make sure that it isn't a leak which is causing it.

Have you tried a different reed? Could you get a clear sound before?

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