Klarinet Archive - Posting 000235.txt from 2006/10

From: "thomaswinds" <thomaswinds@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Kinda OT: Saxophone Mouthpieces?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:44:19 -0400

Hi all -

I don't usually teach saxophone, so I am hoping those of you that do can
help me out. If I should go somewhere on the web to ask, please let me
know what sites are good. I do play and do understand about sax embouchure.

I just got a tenor sax student who's in 6th grade, in the Breeze Easy 2nd
book. He has his grandfather's Mark VI tenor...yeah, we know how much it's
worth, and it IS worth it! The tone is gorgeous. And No, they aren't
selling, LOL. He also has his gpa's Selmer C* mouthpiece
with original facing, and plays on Rico Royal or similar 3.5s. We just got
him a BG lig.

It's almost impossible for him to get anything lower than an E. It's not
the horn, I've played it, and Vince Marinelli worked on it, it's fine. We
have been working on the embouchure and breathing, that's not the issue. I
have a feeling it's the mouthpiece, it seems to be a really long facing.
You slide a piece of paper down there, and it goes almost a whole inch.
Maybe even more. I think it's too much mouthpiece for him right now.

Can anyone suggest a good but not overly expensive tenor mouthpiece for a
student? How are the Hite Premieres for tenor sax? What about Meyers?
What facings should I look for?

I play on an old Woodwind mouthpiece on my alto. Would something like that
be good for him?

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!!!

Lynn

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