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How do YOU balance reeds for altissimo?

Author: faltpihl ★2017
Date: 2015-05-14 15:01

Hi all, hope you bare with me with all these posts lately!

I've recently gone through my ATG book/videos again, and realized that I never did the high note balancing of the very tip to get altissimo to speak easily.

I have noticed when practicing some music lately, that some reeds play easier in the higher ranges than others. And these reeds feel about equally good in the lower registers.

So i've been starting to try balancing the tip, by doing the side-to-side test but with altissimo notes instead. Then trying to sand down the very ear/tip on the less responsive side.

This is what I'd like to get some of your tips with. I am having a hard time deciding which side plays worse. Sometimes I won't even manage to get one side to speak at all when trying first altissimo D for instance.

Or should I just play high notes normally, and if I'm not satisfied "take a guess" at which ear to sand down?

I'm guessing most of you don't balance reeds in such detail, but I really want to learn and do everything I can to play as easily as possible due to upcoming concerts.

Regards
Peter

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