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what does this tell me about my reed/mouthpiece/tone?

Author: janlynn
Date: 2009-10-29 13:16

ive been asking a lot of questions lately about my tone.

for the last 4 days i have written down what reed i was using and what it was like. I got the same results with 3 different reeds. my high and low notes were good, but the middle notes C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb were fuzzy/scratchy and thin.

The 3 reeds (already broken in) were

1. Grand Concert Evolution 3 1/2
2. Vandoren Traditional 4
3. Vandoren Traditional 4

what do the results tell me (if anything)?

i'm afraid if I change something to make the middle notes better, then the low notes and high notes wont be as good.

sorry to the folks who have been helping me the last few days if it seems like im going round in circles. i just really want to look at everything here. weve already looked at some things 'I' can do to improve my tone. but im wondering about reeds. Do my results suggest anything? too hard? too soft? I just ordered some Vandoren V12 3.5+.

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