Author: jonathan.wallaceadams
Date: 2018-02-14 06:04
Choose the mouthpiece first as it will affect intonation.
Make sure to be warmed up and use one GOOD reed with your preferred setup.
1.Intonation is most important, followed by evenness and the "feel."
2.Have something you can play from memory, like a few bars of an etude, orchestral excerpt, or solo repertoire.
3. Of course, check the intonation across the instrument, but pay careful attention to the throat tones and clarion g and up. Can you use a comfortable fingering to get these notes in tune?
4.Next, play an excerpt that has dynamic contrast. Do your pianos have presence and poise? Do you fortes feel free? Is it free-blowing or have the resistance you feel comfortable with?
5. Next, try some articulation and chromatic and major scales. Does it have the right response?
After you do this on all of the instruments and you have a paper marking all of their pros and cons, you can make your decision. If you don't feel like any of them are "the one" don't feel pressured to purchase an instrument that doesn't "scratch your itch."
I'm not super experienced, so take my words with a spoonful of salt.
Just an aspiring student.
Buffet Tradition
Mpc.: Hawkins "G", Barrel: Moba, Reeds: Reserve 3.5+
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