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Re: The Clarinet Family

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2022-09-21 21:40

Reeds made for Eb clarinet are primarily shorter than Bb reeds. I'm surprised you got the Bb reed seated on the Eb mouthpiece without having the bottom overlap the top barrel ring.

Lots of players use Bb reeds on their Eb clarinets, but they generally have to cut the butt end (with the bark on it) shorter to fit above the barrel.

Your cheek pain may suggest that you tend to let your cheeks puff out slightly for bass. Or that you're just using more pressure. The mouthpiece circumference and reed aperture are obviously smaller on Bb, so you may be working harder to close around the smaller mouthpiece. Practice for short time periods with rest in between. The pain should stop.

Karl

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