Hello everybody,
Around 8 months ago I had the opportunity to buy the Kielwerth EX90 Tenor that I played over a decade ago in high school jazz band.
Beautiful horn, and I’ve been enjoying picking it back up.
I had the challenges that all beginners have, namely playing anything below middle G without fluctuating in pitch. Embouchure modification helped tremendously.
One issue I’m still having on a frequent basis though deals with middle G. It seems that the sound buffets in and out more often than not. It doesn’t happen 100% of the time, but I can’t seem to improve upon the issue. Pushing a lot of air through the horn and really dropping my tounge low in my mouth helps improve this some, but the issue still persists. I’ve read on this same forum that middle G is one of the more difficult notes to get out successfully on Tenor (for beginners).
A perfect example of the issue that I’ve recorded is in the YouTube link below...so my question to you is: is my breath control and embouchure to blame for this, or is this more indicative of something that needs repaired by a professional? I’m more than willing to take it in for inspection, but would rather look like an idiot on a forum first versus taking it to a repair shop only to find out it’s simply my breathwork or embouchure that are the root of the issue.
View: https://youtu.be/gHcEuxGCflY
I will say that that the next octave higher G comes out fine most of the time but cuts out from time to time too. Oh and also I’m playing on a 3.5 reed.
Thanks!
-Logan
Around 8 months ago I had the opportunity to buy the Kielwerth EX90 Tenor that I played over a decade ago in high school jazz band.
Beautiful horn, and I’ve been enjoying picking it back up.
I had the challenges that all beginners have, namely playing anything below middle G without fluctuating in pitch. Embouchure modification helped tremendously.
One issue I’m still having on a frequent basis though deals with middle G. It seems that the sound buffets in and out more often than not. It doesn’t happen 100% of the time, but I can’t seem to improve upon the issue. Pushing a lot of air through the horn and really dropping my tounge low in my mouth helps improve this some, but the issue still persists. I’ve read on this same forum that middle G is one of the more difficult notes to get out successfully on Tenor (for beginners).
A perfect example of the issue that I’ve recorded is in the YouTube link below...so my question to you is: is my breath control and embouchure to blame for this, or is this more indicative of something that needs repaired by a professional? I’m more than willing to take it in for inspection, but would rather look like an idiot on a forum first versus taking it to a repair shop only to find out it’s simply my breathwork or embouchure that are the root of the issue.
I will say that that the next octave higher G comes out fine most of the time but cuts out from time to time too. Oh and also I’m playing on a 3.5 reed.
Thanks!
-Logan