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RE: problem with my bass

Author: graham
Date: 2000-12-01 09:41

If the technician thinks it's OK then the chances are that Ken and Don are right on target. The bass is a different proposition to the soprano.

One of the more extreme issues is that of air use and air pressure. The clarion B is a high resistance note. Approach it from the throat A or B flat and you have a significant pressure change on your hands. That is also combined with the fact that in general a slightly more relaxed embouchure is what is needed for the upper register as compared with the upper parts of the lower register, and you can easily choke off the note just by failing to juggle these difficulties. That's why Ken's instrument cured itself. He just gave himself time to acclimatise.

Try moving from low E to clarion B, F to C etc.. The resistance will be similar as you go over the break and you will be more likely to avoid pinching on the mouthpiece. Stick your stomach muscles out and the bass will probably start singing to you. Then you can "bottle that" and use it when moving across the break via the throat notes.

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