Philsaxophone
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Hi Guys
I have just been lucky enough to get a new Selmer SA80 series II Jubilee Tenor
I test played about 6 tenors and just loved this one
Anyway, it came with a Selmer Ebonite mouthpiece--S80 C* GO--not sure what the GO stands for and a Selmer lig--the sort with a single screw on top
Thought as it was thrown in I would give it a go
Very odd inside as the chamber opening is square
I normally play a new "Vintage" Link and my Brihart Tonalin which are both narrow tip ( 85-90) so I use La Voz Med hard or Hard reeds
These mouthpieces sound wonderful ( to my ears ) across the whole range of the Sax which is why I bought it
As this Selmer C* is a very narrow tip opening ( 71) I assumed that my La Voz Hard reed would work well
Horrible!! almost impossible to get the low notes and out of tune at the top end
Tried Med Hard and just as bad
I have never played a Selmer mouthpiece before--is there something strange about the tip opening / reed combinations I should look for
Tx
Phil
I have just been lucky enough to get a new Selmer SA80 series II Jubilee Tenor
I test played about 6 tenors and just loved this one
Anyway, it came with a Selmer Ebonite mouthpiece--S80 C* GO--not sure what the GO stands for and a Selmer lig--the sort with a single screw on top
Thought as it was thrown in I would give it a go
Very odd inside as the chamber opening is square
I normally play a new "Vintage" Link and my Brihart Tonalin which are both narrow tip ( 85-90) so I use La Voz Med hard or Hard reeds
These mouthpieces sound wonderful ( to my ears ) across the whole range of the Sax which is why I bought it
As this Selmer C* is a very narrow tip opening ( 71) I assumed that my La Voz Hard reed would work well
Horrible!! almost impossible to get the low notes and out of tune at the top end
Tried Med Hard and just as bad
I have never played a Selmer mouthpiece before--is there something strange about the tip opening / reed combinations I should look for
Tx
Phil