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Re: Pitch tendencies?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-02-08 16:32

I've recently changed from a Vandoren 5RV Lyre which played sharp using my stock (Selmer) 67 and 68 mm barrels - but I'm now using a Vandoren 13 series M15 which I'm having to work much harder to get up to pitch - but last night I tried a 66mm barrel and I was sharp, so I bunged the stock 67mm one back on and that did the trick.

Prior to this I was practicing with a tuner using both 67 and 68mm barrels to strengthen my embouchure and experiment by adjusting to see which embouchure worked best and up to pitch (and which was slightly sharp as well, as my philosophy is it's better to be slightly sharp than dreadfully flat - you can always flatten a note, and it's much easier to flatten a note than it is to sharpen one).

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