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Re: Venting height and pitch ?

Author: lydian
Date: 2023-07-19 02:09

@Chris P,

Precisely my point. More venting is not always better. There is a limit. A few inches would basically destroy the instrument.

Middle C on my bass sax is the definition of terrible venting. Extremely stuffy. If the key height is raised so it's no longer stuffy, you can't physically reach around and operate the key. In this case, alternate fingerings are the only practical solution.

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