Klarinet Archive - Posting 000559.txt from 2003/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Quick query on the soprano sax
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:17:40 -0500

At 02:20 PM 2/19/2003 -0800, Raycraft wrote:
>Bill,
>All saxes require a more relaxed embouchure than the
>clarinet does. You COULD have a leak, but it's probably
>just that you haven't adjusted to it yet. I did the same
>thing on my alto at first!
>Sue

Yes, but the soprano embouchure is NEARLY as tight as clarinet, and the
angle is closer to clarinet as well. It is most likely that you have a
leak somewhere, but it is not that hard to overblow an octave, either. But
the upper stack and the area around F, G, and G# are prone to problems. G
is not that low a note. The bottom notes on soprano (C, B, Bb) do tend to
go quite sharp and need relaxing to bring them down. The old Conns can
sound very good -- I have a friend who has a Conn stencil soprano that WAILS!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

---------------------------------------------------------------------