Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-05-06 18:46
... well (almost a month later) ... as with all things oboe ... 'tis not so simple a thing, to play just the tip, initial happy discoveries evolved into multiple chameleon variations !
... ah, there's theory, and then there's the physical wakeup call of reality!
... even if the tip is responsive before even starting the heart, doesn't mean :-) my reeds :-) are at their responsive best when finished -- they don't always turn out to play best just at the tip when finished
... some of :-) my reeds :-) won't speak to me until i'm really munching their hearts, and some won't sing unless i'm halfway to the binding (playing the windows), and i'm talking about optimum position for mid register only, not the normal roll-out for lowest register and roll-over for upper register
... rails & spine matter a lot more for :-) my reeds :-) now, didn't a few months ago, really need their support, reeds close up rapidly on me otherwise
... thought i'd just arrived at nice relaxed embouchure on modified medium-hards after long period of sharp over-bite, but here i am going through same thing again, only on harder reeds (well, that's progress)
... teacher wants me to work with more heart thickness (just bark & about half the white sub-layer off), but i'm finding that too stiff and resistant just now, 'resistance' there is good i'm told (relatively speaking after heart is blended well), but i'm having trouble finding the goodness, i'm puffed out just pushing past the resistance and the hot weather's arriving (my hardest season for puffing)
... reed-making consistent playable reeds is one challenge all by itself, the other challenge is making them to produce their best focused sound nearer the tip, am researching solutions to get that result, and yes, thank you, any comments from experienced reed-makers?
... think i've just gotta ditch this large Pisoni reed-knife and get a better, (slightly smaller one) with easier precision placement handling for my hand, your votes please -- Vitry, Landwell or other?
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