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Re: Mouthpiece Help

Author: Brad Behn
Date: 2014-12-16 01:29

Again a quality teacher is very important. But with specific reference to reed positioning - Vandoren mouthpieces have wide enough tip rails to allow some variation in reed positioning. You may well be able to achieve quality results with as much as half a millimeter of different positions down, and even more - up.

I would ask firstly - does it sound good with a lower reed positioning? Bottom line is that the reed's tip must make contact all the way across the reed's tip. That is it. You can go as low or high as you like - in fact many people position their reed's tip above the mouthpiece's tip to make a soft reed play harder.

It is good to learn the causes and effects of a reed's position on the mouthpiece. First develop a general beginning point and then float up or down to "fine-tune" the playing experience as necessary. Observe the differences in sound and feel, and start to make your own mind as to what works best and why.

Brad Behn
http://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com

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