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Re: Used double lip today

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2011-11-14 03:20

I've been playing double lip for many years, back in the 70's. My setup is different from Tom Ridenours. He uses a pretty thick patch on his mouthpiece.

I don't use a patch. For me the upper lip is a patch. Sound quality has never been an issue for me.

I spent a lot of time playing duets with Mitchell Lurie when he stopped by Rico. He often praised my sound. I have to say it's due to playing double lip and having strong upper muscles. Interesting story. Way back several years ago I fell and smashed my upper lip leaving a scar inside my lip. I always wondered if that helped with my sound!

I thing a patch may be of help to people that play single lip and may have a tendency to bite a bit or have uneven teeth. There's so many great players using the single lip setup, double lip may someday fade out. I think mouthpieces and reeds will change slowly through the years and maybe the double lip system won't work anymore. I'll probably be long gone by then, because changes are so slow with clarinets.

I do feel people with weak upper muscles or bite too hard should try it for practicing. I've never heard of this hurting someones sound.

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