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Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-09-20 01:23
Jen,
Yes, working resistance means you'll have to blow a little bit harder. There is, IMHO, a very important reason that virtually all clarinet mouthpiece manufacturers incorporate varying amounts of working resistance and that reason is simply "easier stabilization of the tone note pitch".
Allow me to give you an example. A few decades ago, I bought a newly introduced Pomarico mpc. As I remember...it was quite free blowing, however, I noticed something very unusual about it and that was "the slightest variation of my embouchure pressure caused the pitch to simply "go wild". I found it extremely difficult to maintain a steady, constant pitch. Since it was quite difficult for me to maintain a "lock tight" embouchure position, it was impossible for me to play anything and maintain a correct, level pitch for each note. To state it rather bluntly, it was like riding a wild roller coaster. Because I couldn't control the "roller coaster ride" pitch, I sent it back.
To sum it up succinctly, a "too free blowing" mouthpiece is, IMHO, very difficult for most players to control the pitch. The working resistance, as I understand it, resolves this particular problem by maintaining a constant, even pitch while allowing "slight" variations in embouchure pressure.
Anyway, this is just my experience, FWIW...
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