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RE: Reed Sizes

Author: HIROSHI
Date: 1999-08-15 16:23

I thing these are big things as to reed sizes:1) how the mouthpiece tip matches the reed tip, and 2)how the reed rail mathces the reed, and 3)how the ligature matches the profiele of the mouthpiece plus reed.

1):The tip railing of the mouthpiece "must be' closed when vibrated. Many teachers say if your reed feel thick place the reed mouthpiece. This is not true if have very thin tip rail mouthpiece. The reed must close the opening anyway when vibrated. If you have a small tip railing mouthpiece(as longer facing mouthpieces have), it does not work.
2)If you have too wide reed against the mouthpiece,there should be overhangs at both sides.What they do to your tones? Nobody do not know.
3)Ligaruture should be designed with the specifi reed,mouthpiece. But this is the really difficult matching.

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