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Author: Lilsaxplayer
Date: 2002-05-24 00:02
I was wondering if having a metal mouth piece makes the saxaphone play nicer. I just dropped my second sax(the moutpiece) this year (My first got stolen ohh that makes me mad)Anyway the mouth piece is now in pieces. Please tell me the pros and cons of plastic compared to metal. The sax is alto if that makes a difference Thanx!!!
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Author: Jeremy
Date: 2002-05-24 04:34
Well, it's all about preference. Different materials give you different tones (the type of sax doesn't matter all that much). Generally, plastic sucks. Cheap mouthpieces are always plastic because plastic is cheap. 99.999999999999% of metal mouthpieces are used in jazz because they are louder and have much brighter, jazzy sound. If you are playing jazz, then go metal.......but only if you like the sound they give you. Metal lasts forever and is easier to repair. The other material used in mouthpieces is hard rubber. Classical sax players use rubber mouthpieces almost always because they give the tone a dark, warm, round sound. If you are a classical player, go rubber. However, if you go rubber make sure you clean it after EVERY!!!!!!!!! practice. Rubber mouthpieces are almost impossible to clean if you allow the grunge to build up. Rubber is more fragile and is very hard to fix but a good rubber mouthpiece is a beautiful creature. But again, it's all about prefence.
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Author: Jeremy
Date: 2002-05-24 04:36
The difference between plastic and cane (it's not "wood") reeds is that plastic, once again, sucks. All the plastic is good for is durability. Cane reeds are far more flexible, but are a pain when it comes to finding a really good one or having to alter a bad one to make it a good one. Go cane.
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Author: barisaxboy
Date: 2002-05-28 21:23
yeah if a reed was made of wood, it would almost be impossible to play. cane is very flexible.
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Author: oboeguy
Date: 2002-06-06 00:47
What about the Grafton plastic alto? Should I use a plastic mouthpiece and a plastic reed? :-p
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Author: Jeremy
Date: 2002-06-12 06:38
If you're going to play the plastic alto, PLEASE don't waste good mouthpieces and reeds!!!!! :-p
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Author: mindy
Date: 2002-09-03 23:44
we actually just discussed this i jazz band today. metal mouth pieces allow you to cut through the ensemble which would not be appropriate for a classical ensemble..well of course if you want to sound bad .
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Author: matt
Date: 2003-01-07 19:20
I have just recently bought a metal meyer and i love it. I play a few different plastic mouthpieces. If you are playing in an ensemble, i would suggest plastic. HOwever, if you want to have a saxy sound and play with a jazz band or do solos, it would be great to play with metal.
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