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Re: Doubling Tenor Sax Mpc?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-05-20 11:23

While I do play on 7* facings and sometimes 6*, I wouldn't recommend anything that wide for anyone who is planning on doubling on tenor in a more 'Classical' setting as they will demand a lot from the player. So choose a facing of around 4 to 5* and a suitable strength reed for your ability.

.120" and even .115" is a pretty huge tip opening on tenor - my bari mouthpiece has a .120" tip opening (Lawton 7*BB) but I wouldn't ever recommend that for a novice tenor player. And definitely wouldn't ever recommend Berg Larsen mouthpieces with such a built up tone chamber either unless you've had far more experience and know what kind of playing you want to do.

With straight sax playing you want to be able to play over the entire range from pp to ff or more with full tone and control - no call for subtone in this kind of playing.

All too often I hear concert band tenor players with a bad choice of mouthpiece - they usually buy a metal one with a too wide facing that they have no control of, so when playing quietly they're all over the place and sound like they're frying bacon with all the fizzing and cracking going on. While the mouthpiece they chose in the shop was good at that time, it's not really appropriate for the music they're playing in certain situations.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2015-05-20 13:36)

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