Klarinet Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 2008/07

From: "Kevin Fay" <kevin.fay.home@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Very old Buescher Tenor Sax
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:49:11 -0400

Tom McKay posted:

<<<I have a True Tone alto, and I also have the problem of its playing sharp
in the upper register. If anyone knows a remedy, that would be great
information.>>>

What mouthpiece are you using? A modern small-bore - which includes any
Selmer C* - will play quite sharp. These saxophones were designed to play
in tune with mouthpieces that have a *much* larger internal volume.

If you can't find a vintage Buescher or similar mouthpiece, the closest
equivalent would be a new Rascher.

These are great horns. Even folks outside the Rascher cult get great sounds
out of them - Arthur Blythe plays on a True-Tone.

I have a 1936 Buescher Aristocrat alto (with the 01 neck) that has been
redone by Gayle at www.vintagesax.com; with a proper vintage mouthpiece,
it's the most in-tune alto I have ever played. Pretty too.

kjf

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