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Re: "Covered" tone?

Author: Michael E. Shultz
Date: 2018-01-11 02:04

For a saxophone, a covered tone has been used to describe the saxophone sound of the early 20th century, when they used large chamber mouthpieces with low baffles and small tip openings, like your Rascher mouthpiece. People who don't like this sound describe it as muffled or choked.

People who don't like the bright saxophone sound of a small chamber mouthpiece with a high baffle and large tip opening describe it as strident or harsh.

Clarinets have a rather narrow range of tone color variations compared to saxophones. This may help to explain the lack of setup information on YouTube.

With the advent of YouTube, I don't understand why these descriptions have not fallen by the wayside. There is just no substitute for actually hearing the setup.

When you listen to one player trying out multiple horns and mouthpieces, you will notice a similarity in their sound regardless of setup.

Here's my theory; you need a big head and a big chest to get a big sound. You will never be able to get that fat Oliver Hardy sound if you are built like Stan Laurel.

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx

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