Klarinet Archive - Posting 000236.txt from 2006/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Kinda OT: Saxophone Mouthpieces?
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:57:48 -0400

Lyn,
You don't give enough details. What happens when he tries to go lower
than E? Does the reed close off? Throat closes up? Jaw too tight so he
either cracks it up an octave or squeaks? I'll take a wild guess here
and speculate that when he puts his RH ring finger down he shifts his
hand position and hits one of the RH palm keys (or maybe even the LH
ones). If that's not the case, give me more info. I sincerely do not
believe that the problem is the mouthpiece UNLESS there's a teeny crack
somewhere in it. I guess you could check for that too.

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Oct 17, 2006, at 11:43 PM, thomaswinds wrote:

> 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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