Yamaha YVS-120 Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova - Page 11

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 shallow in the mouth. Position the mouthpiece deeper into your mouth. Upper front teeth are not Make sure your upper front teeth firmly resting on the mouth- are placed firmly on the mouth- piece. piece. 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 18 to find a solution that improves your pitch. 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/ Let's play Venova™ ! 21