[Dixielandjazz] Reed vibratal lipal positionary question

[Gary Kiser]

Before the question, I recommend you all stay away from Bob Erwig's page 
on YouTube unless you have a lot of time to spare.  He has 286 clips now 
with many posted in the last day.  I include the link but I ACCEPT NO 
RESPONSIBILITY if dinner is late, bills become overdue, laundry piles up 
or you run out of beer.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=boberwig

THE LIPAL KWESTION :
When playing a reed instrument, is the lower lip put inward over the 
lower dental unit?  Or, is it pushed outward with the reed posed on the 
ickey mucusy inside of the lower lip?

Before I could walk, I took alto sax lessons and my teacher taught me 
the first technique.  However, when we had Joe Muranyi here some years 
back, I noted that he plays with the second option.  On wasting my time 
with the aforementioned evil video page, I have observed that not all 
reed players abide by the same rules.  And, I am pretty sure that Ian 
Wheeler's technique (seen on hedonistic clip 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3-15wbUlM) would make most music 
teachers cringe.

Even though I am a brass player, the superior family of instruments, I 
am curious what you ridiculous reed vibrators do to make those squeaks 
and squawks.

All the best, Gary "I have my helmet on" Kiser