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Re: Airy Sound

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-07-07 23:48

Gosh, that's a lot of practice!

How many years have you been playing?

I tend toward fairly closed mouthpieces (close to 1mm) and I use the equivalent of a strength #3 reed. When I heard about the Black Diamond I was interested until I found that the tip opening was more open than I would feel comfortable playing.

From my perspective, softer reeds (given the same mouthpiece) should progressively sound more "buzzy," "thinner," and eventually just close off. I never got an airy sound going down in strength. It is always going up too far.

One thought: If you live in a particularly dry climate (ie Arizona), you're reeds may be drying out within thirty seconds of slapping them on the mouthpiece. For situations where you have relative humidity issues (below 50%), I strongly suggest using Legere reeds of some form to preserve your sanity.

...............Paul Aviles

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