Author: Bart
Date: 2008-06-19 12:16
I've got one of the sax mutes (the 3-piece sponge-looking ones that you put into the bell, and on either side of the crook), used it for a few months, and then decided to stop practising with it. My experience is that it does a reasonable job at muffling the sound, but it does add a lot of resistance to your horn. And I don't want to get used to a very resistant horn when that's not what I'll be playing during orchestra rehearsals and gigs. After that experience, I haven't bothered with the clarinet equivalent.
I now just practice in different rooms of my flat depending on the time of day. My flat borders three others, one above, one below and one next door. In the early evening, I practice in my bedroom, because that borders my neighbours' bedrooms and they're elsewhere in their flats that time of day. If I practice early in the morning (7.30 - 8am), I wouldn't dream of doing that - the neighbours deserve their sleep - and I play in my sitting room, which borders their sitting rooms. This approach keeps the neighbours happy, but still means I play only during 'reasonable' hours (after 7.30am during weekdays, not after 9pm).
Chris P - do you need to adjust anything in your playing compared to playing the horn 'au naturel' when you use the e-Sax?
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