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Re: Crispy, vibrating tone in chalemeau

Author: buedsma
Date: 2008-01-08 10:57

just play the g clarinet ( or Bb ) with number 3 reeds for classical music for a few months and you will sound fine .( also use another mouthpiece ) This should help you in building a more fixed embouchure ( no unwanted , very small adaptations that sometimes you won't even notice for yourself )

With soft reeds , open mouthpiece and a metal g clarinet , it's possible to control the tone so that it stays stable as long as you don(t need to play forte .

The sound will always be somewhat different from a classical setup.

And indeed , for quarter tones , only the softest of reeds and an open mouthpiece will get you there , with the sacrifice of certain aspects of the "classical" tone.

Best Regards

( my conclusions after 40 years of playing :-)

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