Intonation C note - tuning confusion

[Colin the Bear]

Just shave them off and pull out a little.

 

[wooster]

I followed some advice to look in the mirror while practising to get some idea of good position, I've been pulling a few fairly interesting facial expressions. I know a lot of guitarists have their "guitar face" so at least there seems to be a reason with the Sax.

I changed the reed to a no 2 and will persevere. Its packed up to go back to the rental shop to get the action lightened a bit but I kept the mouthpiece with the idea that I could use it to practice my embouchure. They said they needed the neck so I'm not sure how useful the mouthpiece alone will be to me.

 

[nigeld]

You can practice usefully on the mouthpiece alone. Try shifting the pitch up and down, especially down. Some people can get a range of an octave.

 

[turf3]

You're flat. Push in. That's why the mouthpiece slides on the cork. All open is C#. Middle finger left hand down is C. You're flat. Push in.

 

[mizmar]

You're flat. Push in. That's why the mouthpiece slides on the cork. All open is C#. Middle finger left hand down is C. You're flat. Push in.

As I read it, the OP has reasonably good ears and felt C was flat compared with B, A and G (which, I guess, where fine relative to each other). Is that right?
... And know he's playing Bb, A, G, F concert?

 

[wooster]

As I read it, the OP has reasonably good ears and felt C was flat compared with B, A and G (which, I guess, where fine relative to each other). Is that right?
... And know he's playing Bb, A, G, F concert?

Hi yes that's right. It's getting better so I'm pretty sure its a matter of me practising and exercising 🙂