Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual page 11

Condition Cause
Water noise Moisture has accumulated
can be heard in the body, mouthpiece, or
while playing. reed.
Overall pitch is Biting too hard on the
high.* mouthpiece.
Mouthpiece is positioned
too shallow in the mouth.
Upper front teeth are not
firmly resting on the mouth-
piece.
Overall pitch is Mouth is too loose or open
low.* (the lower lip is not suffi-
ciently supporting the reed).
* The reason the pitch is off is possibly due to a poor embouchure. Refer to the "
anced Sound
" section on
The end section of this guide provides fingering charts (from page 92)
and some sample songs (from page 94). You can find more information
for the Venova, such as playing tips and performance videos, on the web
site listed below.
Yamaha's special Venova Site:
https://www.yamaha.com/venova/
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to find a solution that improves your pitch.
Solution
Remove moisture from inside of
the body with the supplied clean-
ing swab and also remove mois-
ture from inside of mouthpiece
and reed with a soft cloth.
Don't bite too hard on the mouth-
piece.
Position the mouthpiece deeper
into your mouth.
Make sure your upper front teeth
are placed firmly on the mouth-
piece.
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.
Troubleshooting
Getting a Bal-
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