Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-11-06 08:44
I'm not exactly an expert, but from someone who just switched to softer reeds, I'd recommend at least experimenting with it.
I was playing on Pilgerstorfer Dolce 4.5s up until recently; nice mellow sound, but I had to breathe a lot, and my embouchure would be on the verge of collapsing at the end of 3-hour youth orchestra rehearsals. I switched down to Pilgerstorfer Morré 4s. At first I was sort of appalled by the buzzier, brighter tone, but I quickly realized that A.) Most of the buzziness I hear in my own playing isn't heard by outside observers, B.) I need much less embouchure/jaw pressure than with the 4.5s, so my embouchure stays intact much longer, C.) I can sustain phrases longer because it doesn't take as much air, and D.) softer reeds have more flexibility to change tone/pitch/dynamics.
Post Edited (2014-11-06 08:45)
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