Klarinet Archive - Posting 000243.txt from 2006/10

From: hns692@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Kinda OT: Saxophone Mouthpieces?
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:17:29 -0400

Have you checked whether the end of the reed and the end of the mouthpiece
match? I have a C* under 20 years old and have a real problem with the lower
register in general. The C* has a rounded tip -- the reeds are flatter at
the tip and are not matching the mouthpiece. This could be the problem and I'd
check it out. I have an old Holton sax (ca. 1914-1920) that has been
reconditioned. It is a beautiful horn with so much silver weight it really is
tiring to play. Extra keys, everything you'd want or could get on a newer horn.
The sound is wonderful, but everything below F is unwieldy. Think it's the
mouthpiece! Good luck!

Lee Ann Hansen
_hns692@-----.com)
Principal Eb Clarinet
First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band

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