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oldlips48 · 05-03-2008, 11:02 AM

As I try to digest all the information, I have a comment and one question:

Forgive the guitar analogy, but there are two ways to increasy the pitch of a guitar string: make it shorter or increase the tension. Would it be a reasonable analogy to think of the mouthpiece cup width as a string length, therefore the only way to increase the pitch coming from the lips is to increase the tension? Secondly, my totally subjective observation is you must pluck a higher-pitch guitar string a little harder to get a comparable volume. Could this be an analogy to the "fast air" concept (air speed, not air volume)?

My head spins.

My question: Nick, could you enlighten me to the TCE method you mention earlier?

Thanks,
Steve

05-03-2008, 11:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
oldlips48 Pianissimo User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 131	Re: the myth of "fast air" As I try to digest all the information, I have a comment and one question: Forgive the guitar analogy, but there are two ways to increasy the pitch of a guitar string: make it shorter or increase the tension. Would it be a reasonable analogy to think of the mouthpiece cup width as a string length, therefore the only way to increase the pitch coming from the lips is to increase the tension? Secondly, my totally subjective observation is you must pluck a higher-pitch guitar string a little harder to get a comparable volume. Could this be an analogy to the "fast air" concept (air speed, not air volume)? My head spins. My question: Nick, could you enlighten me to the TCE method you mention earlier? Thanks, Steve __________________ I gotta get me one of those cool slogans.....