miss-saxophone
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First sax video on my blog.... 10 mins of practice. *headbutts wall* It's terrible, I know. But I've only just started, lol.
Good on you Fi!
Like the look of your guitar as well. Whatya got?
Very interesting, i never heard of this before, i just tried it on my mb11 with my usual fibracell no2 and found it dident pop for well over a second! is this a hard and fast rule though as i do feel comfortable on this set up?jbtsax;6889 [QUOTE said:beginning players can try the "pop" test to check the strength of the reed. To do this test you take the mouthpiece off, close the open end with your finger, and suck all the air out of the mouthpiece. When all the air is out, quickly pull the mouthpiece from the mouth, and monitor the time it takes for the reed to pop open. If it pops in a second or less, the reed has sufficient strength. If the reed takes over 1 second to pop, it is too soft.
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Besides listening for a "flabby" sound in the upper octave, beginning players can try the "pop" test to check the strength of the reed. To do this test you take the mouthpiece off, close the open end with your finger, and suck all the air out of the mouthpiece. When all the air is out, quickly pull the mouthpiece from the mouth, and monitor the time it takes for the reed to pop open. If it pops in a second or less, the reed has sufficient strength. If the reed takes over 1 second to pop, it is too soft.
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Just tried that - mine popped instantly.......how can that be when I only use a very soft reed - a Jazz Select 2s which is equivalent to a 1.5 Rico Royal?(according to my Sax.co.uk chart)
Mouthpieces vary considerably in tip opening and the length of the lay. Mouthpieces with a wider tip opening take softer reeds because of the increase in distance the reed moves when it vibrates. When the air is sucked out of a mouthpiece of this description, the reed must bend farther to close off at the tip creating a stronger "pull" to return to its straight position.
On pieces with a longer lay which often goes with a wider tip opening, more of the thick part of the reed is in the vibrating area thereby making the reed somewhat stiffer. Players take advantage of this principle by moving the reed slightly past the tip of the mouthpiece when they have a reed that is a bit too soft, and by lowering a reed slightly if it is a bit too hard.
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