Yamaha YVS-100 Venova YVS-100 Lets Play Venova - Page 10

Troubleshooting Condition Cause Solution Water noise can be heard while playing. Moisture has accumulated in the body, mouthpiece, or reed. Remove moisture from inside of the body with the supplied cleaning swab and also remove moisture from inside of mouthpiece and reed with a soft cloth. Overall pitch is Biting too hard on the high.* mouthpiece. Don't bite too hard on the mouthpiece. Mouthpiece is positioned too Position the mouthpiece deeper shallow in the mouth. into your mouth. Upper front teeth are not firmly resting on the mouthpiece. Make sure your upper front teeth are placed firmly on the mouthpiece. Overall pitch is low.* Mouth is too loose or open (the lower lip is not sufficiently supporting the reed). Close your mouth tighter around the reed (not to the extent that the sound squeaks) to firmly support the reed with your lower lip. * The reason the pitch is off is possibly due to a poor embouchure. Refer to the "Getting a Balanced Sound" section on page 17 to find a solution that improves your pitch. 20 Let's play Venova™ !