Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual - Page 11

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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/

page 18

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-

Let's play Venova™ !