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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-06-01 04:15
Greetings!
Recently I purchased the Vandoren Masters CL4 Series 13 and it seems to be working very well! Tone is strong and centered, articulation is not stuffy, and intonation is on par. However whenever I play, when I listen closely, I can hear a tingy/metallic/cicada sound in my tone. I'm wondering if anyone else has come across this issue or if it's just something that I hear and when played in a concert hall, it'll go away. (I have played on a 5RV Lyre for the past 4 years and never had this happen to me). Thank you for your time!
~Exiawolf
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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-06-01 05:16
I haven't been able to test that out yet, as the people that I'd be able to ask may give me inaccurate feedback. And using recording devices has yielded no results, as my mic doesn't pick up frequencies clearly enough.
I've never had this problem before, so I would like to say it's not me. And other people using the CL4 haven't had this problem so I'm curious as to if someone else has had this issue or if it's just a matter of perception.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-06-01 05:24
Almost sounds like a reed imbalance. Although, I wonder if it's related to perhaps not having your mouth at an ideal spot along the lay. Try the ol' playing an open "G" starting as close to the tip of the mouthpiece as practical. While continuing to play the open "G," continue to take in more and more mouthpiece until you get a great big "SQUAWK." Just back off ever so slightly from that spot, and THAT is the perfect placement for your embouchure on that mouthpiece. Hopefully that will clear it up.
I only get rave reviews from my wife (a professional singer) when I play that mouthpiece!
..............Paul Aviles
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-06-03 16:03
Well, I have always used a bit more "energy" in my set-up. I mainly use Vandoren Rue Lepic number 4s but have also been using (lately) a number 4 Legere Quebec (even harder).
I have students using Vandoren 3s on equivalent mouthpieces.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-06-04 02:44
I've been using V12 3.5's. Maybe I should try moving up to 4's?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-06-04 03:58
Did you ever SOLVE the "tingy" sound?
............Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2014-06-04 03:58)
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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-06-04 04:01
Well I moved my mouth up slightly farther and some of it was dampened, but it's still kinda there... It's a series 13 CL4 and I've never played on a 13 series mouthpiece so it might just be that my embouchure is not matching the mouthpiece?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-06-04 06:49
I get the impression that you just bought one mouthpiece over the internet? Can you exchange it?
Gosh there is a Masters 13 series? One of my favorite things about the Masters was the higher pitch......oh well.
.............Paul Aviles
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Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2014-06-04 07:22
Ok I may have fixed my problem. I put on some Blue Box 3.5's and put the reed tip as close to the tip of my mouthpiece as possible and tightened the ligature slightly less. The tone has improved VASTLY and has a beautiful resonance along with a nice defined core to the sound.
Also Paul, I was slightly hoping for the high pitch as well (Didn't know I had ordered a 13 series), but in the end it has worked out. My CL4 has perfect intonation with problems only on a few notes and the articulation isn't as stuffy as some other people have claimed the masters series to have! If it's the 13 series beak that has fixed the articulation then I highly recommend trying it
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-06-04 16:44
The 13 Series only applies to the lower pitch achieved by making the volume of the tone chamber bigger......no change to facing at all.
Glad you have resolved your sound issue.
...........Paul Aviles
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