Question: Can someone explain to me how the various known mouthpiece parameters affect the sound you can expect to hear when playing them?
We all know that breathing, facility, embouchure and the instrument itself have the largest effect on what a player sounds like... I think? But for someone like me who hasn't been playing long, how do we know what we need? What might be helpful is a kind of compendium of "famous" saxophonist sounds and their mouthpiece parameters revealed. Is that even possible to know? I put "famous" in quotes because I don't mean necessarily household names like Bird or Trane, by famous I mean recordings are available free to compare, such as on YouTube.
I would love for one the very knowledgable players or mouthpiece makers on the Café to help me and others understand how the aspects of a mouthpiece, rather than the name of the maker) give a particular saxophonist's sound. It's possible that the parameters have widely varying effects to the point where such a correlation actually makes no sense, i.e., is anecdotal.
I've listened to great players for over 50 years, but I have no idea what mouthpieces any of them use. It never occurred to me to care about that. But now, as the saying goes, "I are one". Anyone have any resources to refer to? Are there articles or videos that get into this with aural examples? Does anyone have even a candle to light this little area up?
We all know that breathing, facility, embouchure and the instrument itself have the largest effect on what a player sounds like... I think? But for someone like me who hasn't been playing long, how do we know what we need? What might be helpful is a kind of compendium of "famous" saxophonist sounds and their mouthpiece parameters revealed. Is that even possible to know? I put "famous" in quotes because I don't mean necessarily household names like Bird or Trane, by famous I mean recordings are available free to compare, such as on YouTube.
I would love for one the very knowledgable players or mouthpiece makers on the Café to help me and others understand how the aspects of a mouthpiece, rather than the name of the maker) give a particular saxophonist's sound. It's possible that the parameters have widely varying effects to the point where such a correlation actually makes no sense, i.e., is anecdotal.
I've listened to great players for over 50 years, but I have no idea what mouthpieces any of them use. It never occurred to me to care about that. But now, as the saying goes, "I are one". Anyone have any resources to refer to? Are there articles or videos that get into this with aural examples? Does anyone have even a candle to light this little area up?