SallySax
Member
Good afternoon, and a very happy New Year to all 🙂
I have just spent a happy time reading the threads on embouchure, after my practice session left me with a sore bottom lip. I think I know what I need to do to remedy that particular problem.
Currently, I'm playing with Yamaha 5c mouthpiece and a Hahn 2 reed. The sound is not too bad for a beginner; at least no-one runs for cover, but the sides of the reed are sharp and cut into my lips. 'Change the reed', I hear you shout! I have tried many reeds, as all beginners do, and found that during the summer months here in Crete, 'proper' reeds do not last very long, hence the experiment with synthetics. Interestingly, the guy who teaches me when I'm back in the UK, also suffered from cut lips when he gigged with a Hahn. Is this a known problem with this type of reed, or is my mouthpiece too narrow for the reed, or am I being a wimp? 😀
Thank-you!
I have just spent a happy time reading the threads on embouchure, after my practice session left me with a sore bottom lip. I think I know what I need to do to remedy that particular problem.
Currently, I'm playing with Yamaha 5c mouthpiece and a Hahn 2 reed. The sound is not too bad for a beginner; at least no-one runs for cover, but the sides of the reed are sharp and cut into my lips. 'Change the reed', I hear you shout! I have tried many reeds, as all beginners do, and found that during the summer months here in Crete, 'proper' reeds do not last very long, hence the experiment with synthetics. Interestingly, the guy who teaches me when I'm back in the UK, also suffered from cut lips when he gigged with a Hahn. Is this a known problem with this type of reed, or is my mouthpiece too narrow for the reed, or am I being a wimp? 😀
Thank-you!