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Re: Puzzle: Hissing pads only with one particular mouthpiece

Author: crusius
Date: 2019-03-06 05:18

Hi Paul,

Only one clarinet, the 576BC. I don't play on the Debut anymore (the sound is too bright for my taste), I play on a Ridenour HW. It has a much warmer sound than the Debut, and I can control things better with it. The Grabners, though, were a clear step up from the HW *for my taste*. Some passages in some Bach violin pieces I am practicing sounded much better, and the altissimo was easier to control too. It was those passages that got me started on the search for a new MP/sound, as I was just not getting what I wanted from the HW.

None of my MPs have the hissing sounds I got from the Grabners. (Well, if I _really_ look for them, they are there, but they are really quite imperceptible.) Now that I have the information, I can get a similar effect if I use reeds that are much too hard for those MPs. The problem is that the reeds I had to use on the Grabners were much too light (as in two strengths lighter than what people normally use with them), and for some models (the 56s I normally use) I can't even get them in the strengths that would be needed.

I know how to do pressure tests, the clarinet is fine that way. It also just came back from adjustment with a few new pads and no leaks (after I dropped it).

Best,

- Cesar

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