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Re: Clark W. Fobes Mouthpieces?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-10-21 00:41

Clark -

I think William's idea comes from Bonade. In The Clarinetist's Compendium, he says that the clarinet tends to roll to the left, off the end of the right thumb, and that reeds [and presumably the mouthpiece lay] should be adjusted to compensate for this.

I've never noticed that my clarinet rolls off to the left, and I adjust my reeds to be balanced left-and-right. Like you, I adjust my mouthpiece position to where it feels best. This can very with the shape of your teeth and lower jaw. When I chipped a front tooth, I had to adjust, and when it was knocked out years later and I got a permanent bridge, I adjusted again.

Steve Girko rotates his mouthpiece probably 15 degrees to the side to compensate for an asymmetrical jaw and plays beautifully. As Mark Nuccio says, what's important is that you find the best position and stick with it.

Ken Shaw

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