unlinkedstudent
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Right, after purchasing me second-hand "Boozy Squawk" last Wednesday and having the flu over the weekend, I finally got round to changing the reed today. I'm just blowing into the mouthpiece on its own at the moment (neighbour had a couple of days off work so thought I'd break them in gently to the idea of me having a sax LOL).
Now apart from cleaning the horrendous pink lipstick off the mouthpiece (no taste some peeps - I would have chosen a much deeper red colour but there you go) and hoping that I've put the new reed in correctly, I've noticed that it seems harder to blow. Granted, it may be that I'm still getting over the lurgy.
The reed that was in it originally, complete with pink lipstick, was a Rico Royal 2.5. I've whacked in a Rico Royal 1.5.
Do these thingies take time to bed in? Why was it harder to get a sound out of? Or is it cos I'm just getting over the lurgy?
Also, anyone know where I can download a finger sheet from?
Ta very much peeps!
Now apart from cleaning the horrendous pink lipstick off the mouthpiece (no taste some peeps - I would have chosen a much deeper red colour but there you go) and hoping that I've put the new reed in correctly, I've noticed that it seems harder to blow. Granted, it may be that I'm still getting over the lurgy.
The reed that was in it originally, complete with pink lipstick, was a Rico Royal 2.5. I've whacked in a Rico Royal 1.5.
Do these thingies take time to bed in? Why was it harder to get a sound out of? Or is it cos I'm just getting over the lurgy?
Also, anyone know where I can download a finger sheet from?
Ta very much peeps!