PaulM
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Does anybody know why the apparent "blowability" of a sax varies with different fingerings on the same note? I've done a quick Google and not found anything that answers the question.
Let me give an example. Say you're playing Bb; using the bis key or the lower side key the note is as easy to blow as any. If I finger 1 and 1 or 1 and 2, it feels like the sax has suddenly been stuffed with socks. The tone of the different fingerings is very close, so whatever is causing the effect has to be subtle. Can the lungs detect such small changes in a vibrating volume of air? It feels like they must be able to.
Thanks,
Paul
Let me give an example. Say you're playing Bb; using the bis key or the lower side key the note is as easy to blow as any. If I finger 1 and 1 or 1 and 2, it feels like the sax has suddenly been stuffed with socks. The tone of the different fingerings is very close, so whatever is causing the effect has to be subtle. Can the lungs detect such small changes in a vibrating volume of air? It feels like they must be able to.
Thanks,
Paul