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 Re: Embouchure Fatigue
Author: Micke Isotalo 2017
Date:   2020-01-29 02:01

Dan, I would not recommend replacing your regular bore clarinet with a wider bore one - not just to make your playing experience less resistant.

At least one "school" advises to pair a small bore clarinet with a large opening mouthpiece and vice versa. That is to obtain about equal resistance without loosing focus in the sound. Following this advice wouldn't thus make a larger bore clarinet feel less resistant.

From my own experience playing clarinets between 14.55mm (upper joint, lower end - as the Buffet Tradition) and 15.25mm (a Martin Foag Reform Boehm) with the same mouthpiece the felt difference in resistance hasn't been that big. After all, in these examples though quite extreme we are still talking about a difference of only 0.7mm, which equals to about 7 pieces of human hair side by side. Other aspects, as tone and intonation are affected for sure, but not so much the resistance - at least in my experience.

I think you are on the right path with trying out mouthpieces with different openings/facings. I'm sure you will find something suitable for you. With time, when your embouchure and playing develops, you may want to change to something else - but for now I think it's vital to find something that you just feel comfortable with.



Post Edited (2020-01-29 02:09)

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