Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2008/07

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Tenor Sax Mouhpieces
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:37:45 -0400

There have been some good comments to this one. I have also found
that some of the Vandoren mouthpieces (including Java, V16) work well
and are not too costly. They are also fairly easy to play. As some
people have mentioned, the sax is a different animal. Don't expect
the same resistance or feel. Get a comfortable free blowing set up
that you don't have to fight with. Many clarinet players initially
choose reeds that are too hard when going to sax.

Ed

On Jul 7, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Christy Erickson wrote:

> I've been playing a Selmer Mark VI tenor sax since January and
> haven't been able to find a suitable mouthpiece. I am a clarinet
> player who started playing alto saxophone about 4 years ago. I use
> a Beechler mouthpiece on my Yamaha alto that I love.
>
> I've tried several different mouthpieces on the tenor, some of
> which caused intonation problems for me. Does anyone have
> suggestions for jazz mouthpieces that will be compatible with this
> tenor? I'm very picky about tone. For several months I "settled"
> on a metal Selmer level air mouthpiece but it doesn't give me the
> tone I'm looking for. Christy Erickson
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