Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-02-15 08:56
Klose, I'm in agreement with you. Disappointed. Tonguing was tubby not crisp. Sound also suffered from articulating on the side of the reed. The whole setup seemed stuffy. Maybe the reed wasn't balanced, a different mouthpiece, the ligature is choking off the vibrations of the reed, Don't know. Just way too heavy. Not light and fun as this piece so desperately needs. Her air stream flow had back pressure. I noticed her mouthpiece patch is too high on the mouthpiece and she doesn't take in enough mouthpiece into her mouth so the reed isn't vibrating correctly. You can see the teeth marks on the patch. So she won't ever be able to play the piece cleanly. The patch is too thick. Probably a Zinner mouthpiece. She has to at least have more reed in her mouth to reach the heart of the reed to get that great sound. There is that thug before each not, that is the back pressure of the lack of airflow. Teeth marks on the patch show biting. Wish I had her as a student for a few lessons.
Some of the other players nailed it. Lee Morgan, nice light and crisp, single tonguing. There were some double tonguing which is fine with me. Very clean and light.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
Post Edited (2018-02-17 15:07)
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