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Re: Tip tip

Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2016-05-04 13:11

>> Trying it out, obviously. It made no difference, so I suspected that your post was a joke.>>

Well, SOME of it was: namely the bit about the tendency of some people to want an 'authority' endorsement to back up their choices in this sort of matter. And indeed, that's what we got, you notice: Yehuda Gilad vs Tom Ridenour. I didn't know that the idea had been discussed elsewhere when I made my post.

>> If it isn't a joke, then perhaps you could let me know what it is that you perceive the be the difference?>>

I didn't want to do that, because you can so easily find out for yourself. But in my case, (currently playing the Mozart concerto with a German type mouthpiece and reed on my period basset clarinet reconstruction) I did find that the position of the pad made a difference to the sound and response.

It may be that that sort of setup, together with the quirky nature of the instrument itself, is more sensitive to little adjustments. That could explain the fact that you didn't find a significant effect on your (presumably modern) instrument.

Tony

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