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Re: Contra Alto Clarinet high notes

Author: goldstdn
Date: 2016-10-04 00:01

Thanks for the suggestions.

I checked the lower register key to see if it was opening slightly when I hit the register key--definitely no motion there now. Does anyone know how much the pad is supposed to open on the lower and upper register vents on this horn? It looks like about a quarter inch for both.

I did notice that if I tighten down a little bit on my embouchure and speed up my airstream I can get B5 and C5 to speak a little easier. It's still strange that I can keep pretty much the same embouchure from bottom E all the way to A5 only to tighten it up to get the higher notes. Is embouchure adjustment important for the lower clarinets, or is just a bad habit I'm going to have to break later?

As for a mouthpiece, I was considering upgrading to a Fobes San Francisco (to me, the difference in how my bass clarinet played going from a B45 to the Fobes S.F. was dramatic). I'm guessing my current Bundy mouthpiece isn't the best.

Dave

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