Paul S
04-23-2003, 04:00 PM
I've recently started playing a Guardala studio which I'm enjoying very much.
For those of you not familiar with this piece, it is of the narrow body, small chamber, high baffle type (not unlike a dukoff d chamber)
I have noticed that this piece does require a somewhat different approach - for me that is :roll: I find that I need to loosen my whole embochure and play in more of a fixed position than with a large chamber, low baffle link where I'm a little firmer and do roll my lip in and out a little for high and low register (as suggested in Dave Liebmans book).
Of more concern to me is that when I really push this piece in the high register, I have a tendency to squeak (using V16 3 reed). I know its not the reed of the piece - thinks its just my tendency to pinch up just a little up there. This is weird for me, because I've never squeaked a day in my life!
Have any of you had a similar experience migrating to this type of piece? I'm going to spend some more time on upper register long tones ppp->FFF-->ppp and hope this comes right quickly.
stay cool
Paul
For those of you not familiar with this piece, it is of the narrow body, small chamber, high baffle type (not unlike a dukoff d chamber)
I have noticed that this piece does require a somewhat different approach - for me that is :roll: I find that I need to loosen my whole embochure and play in more of a fixed position than with a large chamber, low baffle link where I'm a little firmer and do roll my lip in and out a little for high and low register (as suggested in Dave Liebmans book).
Of more concern to me is that when I really push this piece in the high register, I have a tendency to squeak (using V16 3 reed). I know its not the reed of the piece - thinks its just my tendency to pinch up just a little up there. This is weird for me, because I've never squeaked a day in my life!
Have any of you had a similar experience migrating to this type of piece? I'm going to spend some more time on upper register long tones ppp->FFF-->ppp and hope this comes right quickly.
stay cool
Paul