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Re: mouthpiece suggestion for Jupiter 673

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-20 18:35

To find out what strength reed best suits any given mouthpiece, use this as a guide - it's an individual thing so you have to be the judge of what's right for you:

If the reed is too hard you'll find the lower register very resistant and 'airy' sounding as well as the attack on each note being very laboured. Although the tone in the upper register will be nice and full, it will still be difficult to get a clean, crisp attack on each tongued note.

If the reed is too weak, the lower register will sound very bright and buzzy (like a kazoo mixed with frying bacon), and the tone will be weak and spread with too easy an easy attack on each note. Forcing too much air through will almost make the reed close up against the mouthpiece facing and the pitch will be too flexible, more likely to play flat at louder volume levels. The upper register will be very weak and thin sounding.

Get the reed strength right and the tone will be full and clear in all registers, articulation will be easy and tuning will be stable.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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