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Re: "Deep" Embouchure on bass clarinet

Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2019-10-14 17:21

There is a 'sweet spot' on every single reed mouthpiece no matter what instrument or size. Long facings require more mouthpiece. More mouthpiece may be right for your mouthpiece - or not. There are many ways to judge the sweet spot and one is to take more until it squeaks easily, then back off until it doesn't. Another way, which I find more difficult, is to slide a thin piece of paper between the reed and mouthpiece and mark on the reed where it stops. This isn't as accurate because of what the thickness of the paper is and whether the reed is actually flat or not. It you watch the amount of mouthpiece of fine players, they are at the sweet spot for their mouthpiece.

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