SaxyMalcolm
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- Peebles, Scotland
hi fellow sax fiends
I have been doing a lot of practise on my mouthpiece lately after reading some of the great saxophone tutor Joe Allards teachings on the subject and the benefits mpc practise has on your sound/tone. I use a vandoren optimum ligature that has 3 removable plates that are supposed to change your sound/tonal qualities, but I never noticed much of a difference before especially on the tenor. But I was experimenting with the plates today when I was practising with the mpc and found that using the plate with the 4 little dimples on it made a significant difference in tone quality/resonance/ability to play a 12th on the mpc. It just shows you the difference a ligatures design can make.
Malcolm
I have been doing a lot of practise on my mouthpiece lately after reading some of the great saxophone tutor Joe Allards teachings on the subject and the benefits mpc practise has on your sound/tone. I use a vandoren optimum ligature that has 3 removable plates that are supposed to change your sound/tonal qualities, but I never noticed much of a difference before especially on the tenor. But I was experimenting with the plates today when I was practising with the mpc and found that using the plate with the 4 little dimples on it made a significant difference in tone quality/resonance/ability to play a 12th on the mpc. It just shows you the difference a ligatures design can make.
Malcolm