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Re: reed placement question

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-12 07:13

The simple answer to your question is that placement of the reed should have only a small effect if any on pitch to the extent that it influences the amount of pressure you use to play on it. I wouldn't think a 20 cent effect.

Once we're out of the Pandemic and more people, both students and teachers, can feel comfortable with in-person lessons again, the best chance at solving this kind of problem is to find a knowledgeable teacher and have him or her try to diagnose the problem with all senses able to operate.

The main question that only a live session with an experienced player-teacher can answer: Does the problem travel with the setup, or can the teacher play in tune on the setup - exactly as you're trying to use it?

If the problem stays with the player, an experienced teacher can often figure out why when he or she can both see and hear you, see your approach to the mouthpiece, hear if there's anything in the sound that suggests an explanation for the flatness and test in real time whether any specific solution is helpful.

This can't be done effectively online in text-based discussion. It can't be done reliably over Zoom. It can be done in a single session - at least the diagnosis part - without a continuing commitment to the time requirements and the cost of regular, periodic lessons.

Karl

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