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RE: Tenor Sax

Author: Jim
Date: 2001-10-30 20:04

Thanks for all the feedback. I checked pretty carefully
for leaks by playing a bad note (G seems about the
worst) and then pressing harder on all suspect pads
to see if the tone would clear up. No problems pads
observed.

I then tried pressing hard with my thumb on the left
side of the reed just outside my lip. The tone cleared
right up. Pressing on the right side of the reed made
it noticably worse. Since this was consistent across
a few different reeds, I am suspicious the mouthpiece
may be defective in some way. When I can get the
chance, I will try some different mouthpieces.

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