Klarinet Archive - Posting 000055.txt from 2008/07

From: "Ted Casher" <tedcasher@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouthpieces
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:05:33 -0400

Hi, Christy---here's some input.

The tenor is a different beast. The same smile embouchure that can work on
clar/alto will not work on tenor. I use an Eastman embouchure as taught by
the late Bill Osseck---the embouchure is a hole, with a cushioned lower lip.
This also works for clar, but sometimes, you have to start playing a 64mm
barrel after using this embouchure. (I use a 64mm ringless barrel by Backun
on a vintage Selmer 10G)

My tenor mpce is a metal 7* Otto Link, with a baffle modified by Emilio
Lyons. I use a Jazz Select 2-Hard, or a Rico brown-box #3. Ligature is an
Optimum.

It takes an exorbitant amount of practice to get the low register. Make
sure your Mk VI is tight---and then starg going from low D downward, using a
"Vooo Vooo" attack. And make sure the air column is filled up!!!!

Listen to Zoot and Ben Webster.

Best of luck,
Ted Casher

PS--I like Optimum or Oleg ligatures. Pricey but worth it.

For tenor playing, you have to say "Ohawwwwa." Can't use an "EEE" sound.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christy Erickson" <woodshome7@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouthpieces

>I have tried an Otto Link mouthpiece, with "so-so" results. At the moment,
>the one I like best is a Yanagisawa no. 7 but it's a little hard to control
>in the low register. I've been amazed by the wide variance in intonation
>issues that I've experienced with various tenor sax mouthpieces. The tenor
>I'm using is borrowed and there was an old Conn mouthpiece in the case.
>The entire horn played about a half step sharp in every range for me on
>that mouthpiece, even with the neck pulled out so I knew I had to
>experiment but it has been a rather tedious, frustrating process.
>Initially, I though it was just me but after trying out a few different
>mouthpieces, I knew it definitely wasn't just me.
>
> Do you have any specific ligature recommendations? I use a metal Beechler
> on my alto. It's a slimline mouthpiece, which of course requires a
> smaller ligature. The threads on the screws stripped after using it for
> about 3 months. Thankfully, the company sent me a new one. As a result,
> I'm a bit reluctant to experiment with any equipment that isn't somewhat
> standardized. Having said that, I wouldn't want to give up that Beechler
> alto mouthpiece.
>
>
> Christy Erickson
>
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> From: <hns692@-----.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:16 AM
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouhpieces
>
>> How about a Link (Otto Link)? Have you tried any of those? Also, a
>> ligature change might also be in order.
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