Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2008/07

From: "Mike Vaccaro" <mike@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouthpieces
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:36:24 -0400

I think Phil Feather has given you perfect advice Christy. A moderate
mouthpiece and good air flow is the only way to go.
Mike Vaccaro

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Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouthpieces

> Hi Christy,
> The real answer here is: get a very moderate mouthpiece and spend
> several years practicing every day. The level air mouthpiece will lead
> you to
> develop bad habits. It has a very small chamber. The Beechler on alto
> isn't too
> bad, but I wouldn't want it to be the mouthpiece a student learned on.
> There
> are reasons why most Saxophone players use a Meyer on alto and a Link on
> tenor.
> They have nice open chambers that allow you to develop a good column of
> air.
> You do need to try several as they are not terribly consistent. Many
> professionals have a refacer adjust their mouthpiece so that the table
> takes a reed
> nicely and the curve is even.
> But the main thing is: there is no "instant" sound on any instrument,
> even if you have many years of experience on another sized instrument of
> the
> same family. Long tones and overtone studies are necessary.
>
> Take care,
> Phil Feather
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/7/2008 9:56:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> woodshome7@-----.com writes:
> 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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