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Re: Doubling Tenor Sax Mpc?

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2015-05-21 04:13

Hi Joshua,

You have a lot of excellent advice above. On the reed strength, you need to do just as Chris above said "drop down a 1/2 size" or even see how your current bass clarinet reeds work with any of the MPs you try. If I was shooting in the dark (and based on my many years as a band director) I'd say start at 2 1/2.

Also remember that the clarinet has a cylindrical bore whereas the sax is conical. Without going into a detailed acoustical explanation (others may want to) the effect is it is easy to at least play a low E on clarinet with almost any strength reed whereas on sax, not so easy. That's why some experimentation with the delicate balance between reed, mouthpiece, and embouchure is so important. Only trial and error will give you the final answer as to what works best for you.

Too bad you are so far away as I could send you several MPs to try. But in HK, go to a music store and ask if you can try some of their discard/scrap MPs in a practice room. Have a few different strength reeds and you'll learn a lot. Just play some scales and try to get around the instrument's range.

Best,

Hank

Post Edited (2015-05-21 15:34)

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