jeremyjuicewah
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Hi, I am playing a lot more sax now I have moved back into the country, so I am here more often. I have been trying to find answers to bari questions this morning and have found lots of good info, interesting stuff, including I am ashamed to say, that my Bb bari is called so because of its lowest note, not its transposing. I did not know that all baris are Eb, I thought mine was Bb. Well, we wont tell anyone else about that.
What I am after is the answer to my baris sound in the upper octave. Thumb on octave key and most of the power of the creature disappears. Its splendid down low, and not that hard to play right down. G is the trickiest note of all for me just now, but I can get it if I see it coming. With thumb on the octave key the thing sounds strangled. You wonder why you would hump such a big bit of brass around for such a puny sound. I have a cheap Rico 5 mpc which I bought cos it was cheap, no idea what will be best for me so had to start somewhere, and bought too Rico plasticised 2 reeds. Thinking the reed might be closing up I went out and bought a Vandoren 3 yesterday, (8 euros!!!! but all I could get as a single) and it is no better. Pretty well the same up higher, almost impossible for me to sound low down.
Its not as hard to play as I thought it would be, but I didnt have too much trouble going to tenor after 2 years of alto.
I will send it off after the summer for some panel beating and an overhaul, but how does your bari sound up high?
Cheers
Mike
What I am after is the answer to my baris sound in the upper octave. Thumb on octave key and most of the power of the creature disappears. Its splendid down low, and not that hard to play right down. G is the trickiest note of all for me just now, but I can get it if I see it coming. With thumb on the octave key the thing sounds strangled. You wonder why you would hump such a big bit of brass around for such a puny sound. I have a cheap Rico 5 mpc which I bought cos it was cheap, no idea what will be best for me so had to start somewhere, and bought too Rico plasticised 2 reeds. Thinking the reed might be closing up I went out and bought a Vandoren 3 yesterday, (8 euros!!!! but all I could get as a single) and it is no better. Pretty well the same up higher, almost impossible for me to sound low down.
Its not as hard to play as I thought it would be, but I didnt have too much trouble going to tenor after 2 years of alto.
I will send it off after the summer for some panel beating and an overhaul, but how does your bari sound up high?
Cheers
Mike