Author: brycon
Date: 2018-04-02 23:03
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There are players who use these more open facings because they find advantages in using them. The reasons you list are all fairly negative - players want to compensate for some fault in their technique. Words like "excessive" (pressure/bite, amounts of air), "bull-in-the-china-shop," etc., sound pejorative. There are players, for example, who find the flexibility of pitch and tone color, the greater ease of bending notes and producing sheer volume to play over a big band necessary for their own playing circumstances.
Great points, Karl. It's a bit of truism to say, in general, people playing less-conservative facings bite. Perhaps some do. But then some people playing M13s bite as well. Most Europeans I hear have open sounds, which I can't imagine they get with tons of embouchure pressure, and play B40s or BD5s.
For me, the sort of resistance I get from a slightly more open mouthpiece and softer reed feels better than an M13 lyre with a harder reed. And I also find the M13 lyre lacks flexibility--try playing contemporary music, for instance, on it. But that sort of setup, on the other hand, could be great for other playing situations; I imagine playing second in an orchestra and blending to the first would be rather easy with a lighter setup.
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