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Re: Set-up change due to surgery?

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2018-08-02 04:22

Brad Behn can probably come up with something that focuses well with minimal strain on the supporting ab muscles. Walt Grabner's "Chicago" model with a short, close facing also sounds great without requiring a lot of air or strong muscle support. Among the mass produced mouthpieces, the Vandoren M13 and M13L are not very resistant and are easy to voice. Several orchestral players have used M13L as their main mouthpiece. All of these suggested mouthpieces should work well with nothing stronger than a 3 or 3.5 cane reed.
Behn's Aria reeds are relatively consistent, easy to blow, and resonant.

I had an inguinal hernia operation about 4 years ago, and I laid off playing for about 6 weeks to let the muscles heal. Just walking a few miles a day seemed to keep the diaphragm and supporting muscles reasonably toned until I was ready to blow the instrument again. It took about another month or two of gradually increasing practice time to get it all together again. I was alternating a Behn and a Vandoren M13 then and avoiding overly loud playing or too much time in the altissimo.

Post Edited (2018-08-03 07:16)

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