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Re: C7 advice?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-22 04:03

SecondTry wrote:

> The answer is to keep on grabbing mouthpiece, following the
> first piece of advice, until you squeak; then back off a
> micron. There's your spot.

This advice has become more or less dogma here on the BBoard, but I confess I find that spot uncomfortable. I don't really like the sound I get that way. I think the best advice about how much reed to take in is to listen to the result and find the spot that is comfortable in your mouth and produces the sound you want to hear. It may not even be the same place on every reed.

Your ears are the best guide in most things to do with playing an instrument.

Karl

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