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Eb Grunting!

Author: orchestr
Date: 2009-11-24 02:19

My Eb clarinet grunts unforgivably when I articulate from about clarion A to Altissimo F#. I've tried 3 different mouthpieces, several different reeds (incl. both Eb and chopped-off Bb, both 3.5 and 4 strength) to no avail. Is this a common issue with Eb clarinets? Regardless, any suggestions on how to improve it? More focus, more mouthpiece, and a lighter tongue help, but it's still there. Do the same old fixes for A clarinet (i.e. shorter register tube, smaller register pad opening, hasty register pad, etc.) help on Eb? I'm trying to learn Ravel Piano Concerto, and it sounds like someone having an asthma attack (no offense to those with asthma).

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