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Ligature/Reed

Author: Ryan Young
Date: 2006-01-15 00:01

I am a highschool clarinetist and i recently bought a Buffet E-12. I had been using regular vandoren 3 reeds and the generic mouthpiece. However, when i got my new clarinet i bought a Vandoren 5RV lyre mouthpiece and a friend told me about Gonzalez reeds, so I purchased 3 1/4 FOF reeds to start on, knowing that i would switch back up to my normal strength. For Christmas a few years ago my parents bought me a Rovner light ligature. Now that i have my new clarinet and reeds I noticed that on high notes i sound thin and airy. My question is that should i try a different ligature, stronger reeds, or a combination of the two?

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