Author: vboboe
Date: 2008-01-30 05:53
OK, i'm baffled -- i've got this DIY reed sitting around needing a fix, american scrape, mostly satisfactory, robust enough and mostly sweet, not too heavy in lower, warm enough in middle, a bit twangy (not as refined as i'd like) in first octave range, then it trails off noticeably in 2nd octave and altissimo
It's not just my air or thin wall oboe with its characteristic sing-song tone up there, other reeds are more robust up there by comparison, and 2nd 8ve is working OK with other reeds
In neutral embouchure it's averaging maybe 4 clicks flat to start with, it lips up easily once it's warmed up and been working awhile
Suggestions? Where / how do i fix this weak high partial reed to strengthen its upper range?
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