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reed placement question

Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2021-03-12 05:47

Does the placement of the reed on the mouthpiece affect pitch? Is it one way to "tune" your instrument? I don't have an instrument in front of me that I can experiment with....I gave up trying to learn to play even though I was doing well, because I could not get it within 20 cents of pitch even with the short barrel. You can't go play in a group when you are that flat no matter what you do. Fobes Debut, Ridenour Lyrique 576, 2-1/2 reed. I tried LOTS of reeds, even the Legere soprano sax reed. Nice sound, 20 cents flat. No problem with range, just pitch. It has sat in a closet for about three years and I can't even get it together now and will have to take it somewhere but why spend the money if the pitch problem can't be fixed.

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