Author: Lelia
Date: 1999-06-11 16:43
Last weekend at a flea market, I couldn't resist a "vintage" cornet (silver-plated H. N. White "King Master Model," a pro cornet with a serial number that dates it to 1936 or 1937), filthy, stinky, but basically in playable condition. Naturally I figured I could sell it for more if I cleaned it up and de-loused the case. Once I cleaned it, I no longer wanted to sell it. Minor detail: I don't know how to play cornet. However, I did already own the enormous Arban's lesson book, which I used to learn double- and triple-tongueing on clarinet and sax, so naturally....
Well, one thing I've noticed is that the required embouchure is vastly different than what's necessary for single reed instruments. After three days of hooting and blatting incompetently into the cornet (to the horror of Shadow, my cat, who is threatening to move in with the neighbors...), the muscles in my cheeks are sore and I've got a swollen lower lip. For now, anyway, the bum lip interferes with clarinet playing. The temporary soreness seems to predict that if I do go ahead and take some cornet lessons, the new embouchure will alter the muscles in my face. So here's the question: Is that bad? Will playing cornet mess up my clarinet and sax embouchure? Do people double on these instruments?
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