Troubleshooting - Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual

Troubleshooting

Condition
No sound.
Low-pitch
sounds are
hard to make.
Low-pitch
sounds shake
and waver.
Makes a
squeaking
sound.
20
Cause
The reed is not properly
positioned on the mouth-
piece.
Not enough air to make the
reed vibrate.
Biting too hard on the
mouthpiece (too much
lower lip pressure on the
reed).
Mouth is too loose (lower lip
is not sufficiently support-
ing the reed).
The upper front teeth are
not resting firmly on the
mouthpiece.
Lower lip is covering too
much of your lower teeth.
Mouthpiece is positioned
too deep in the mouth.
Biting too hard on the
mouthpiece.
Holding the instrument at
the wrong angle.
Not adequately covering
the tone holes.
Let's play Venova™ !
Solution
2
Refer to page 14
erly position the reed.
Increase the amount of air you
blow into the instrument.
Reduce the amount of pressure
your lower lip is applying to the
reed.
Close your mouth tighter around
the reed (not to the extent that
the sound squeaks) to firmly sup-
port the reed with your lower lip.
Use your left thumb to firmly sup-
port the instrument so that the
mouthpiece is in firm contact with
the upper teeth.
Reduce the amount of lip cover-
ing your teeth.
Refer to the "Getting a Balanced
Sound" section on page 18 and
review your embouchure.
Refer to the "Getting a Balanced
Sound" section on page 18 and
review your embouchure.
Refer to the "Tips on Making
Sound" section on page 16 and
review the angle you hold the
instrument.
Refer to the "Close the Tone
Holes and Play Some Notes"
section on page 17 and firmly
cover the tone holes.
and prop-