Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2010-11-26 19:07
I fully agree with your take on scored/cut lips, with or without bleeding. The distinction between firm embouchure and biting might allow a fuzzy grey-zone, however. I don't know if this is what French (France) people mean when they talk about a biting embouchure as being their standard.
In an older post, I wrote that this is precisely why, 2-3 years ago, I decided to re-invent the way I make reeds by applying engineering methodology to the process. Months of experimentation finally yielded a making style whereby reeds:
1. are easy to play
2. allow full dynamic range (ppp - fff)
3. make my Loree play with stability
4. sound dark or bright or anything as I choose
5. allow easy staccato, even in soft low notes
6. are easy to make (consistent results with little strife, if ever)
It turns out that I didn't need to spend all that time, just remember what my old teacher used to say and learn the German scrape better. But having applied the methodology removed any doubts while confirming what doesn't work.
As you say, reeds can be more or less open without requiring biting to the point of soreness.
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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