I am 71 years and recently took up Alto sax(Buescher True Tone 1926 made--refurbished as new) again in Nov 2010 after a 30 year break--I have been using a Lucien Crystal Mpiece No 4 and feel like the time has come to move to a larger opening tip gap(lay).I have some difficulty in hitting higher and the very lower notes and the concensus seems to be that in order to move from "advanced beginner"to "intermediate" I need to get a Mpiece with a larger tip gap.But there is problem--I cannot find out anywhere( and I really have searched) the distance of the gap of the Lucien Mpiece in either mm or thousands of an inch--it is only indicated in number grade--I asked Prof Weinberg at Dawkes and he doesnt know--Is there anyone out there who could come up with the precise measurements of the tip gap for my Lucien Crystral No4 Mpiece please?
I do like the sound from the Crystal Mpiece but am considering getting a Sharkbite No 6--does this have a larger tip gap--does anyone know please?
Listening to serially--
Don Rendell--Roarin
John Coltrane--A Love Supreme
Charles Mingus--Oh Yeah
Chris McGregor--Brotherhood of Breath
Stan Getz--Focus *
Thelonius Monk--Solo(double Album)
Dropkick Murphys--the Warriors Code
Sonny Rollins--On the outside
Bells--Albert Ayler
Regards
Mann
I do like the sound from the Crystal Mpiece but am considering getting a Sharkbite No 6--does this have a larger tip gap--does anyone know please?
Listening to serially--
Don Rendell--Roarin
John Coltrane--A Love Supreme
Charles Mingus--Oh Yeah
Chris McGregor--Brotherhood of Breath
Stan Getz--Focus *
Thelonius Monk--Solo(double Album)
Dropkick Murphys--the Warriors Code
Sonny Rollins--On the outside
Bells--Albert Ayler
Regards
Mann