Chris98
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I can’t believe I’m doing this...
I haven’t got a lesson now for three weeks and I decided to take advantage of this and rest the alto for a week or so and throw myself 100% into the tenor. I have a new book to be working though which is challenging in places but great fun, I am also working hard to discover my tenor voice though various exercises and general noodling, why is noodling easier on the tenor than the alto?
But satisfaction is not happening at the moment and it’s my mouthpiece that’s the stumbling block. I’ve had to make a paper collar to fit over the neck cork as the fit is too lose, not because the cork is compressed but because to tune the sax I have to have the mouthpiece on the very edge of the neck. With the paper collar it tunes but I can feel it rocking when I play which is not great.
My sound is nothing stunning which is not to be unexpected considering I’m on the end of it But I’m beginning to wonder if my Jody Jazz and Sax are not happy together. I only have a Yamaha 4c for comparison, it tunes further up on the neck but I find the opening far too small, I’d also say it looks like it has a bigger chamber than the Jody Jazz and I’m wondering if that’s why it tunes up further on the neck.
Has anyone got any suggestions on what to try next, I’m 80% convinced a different mouthpiece is in order and one with a bigger chamber. I reckon the same or similar tip opening and the same general sound concept although if I could have a more buttery/fuller low end and a smoother top end I think I’ll be really smiling.
My set up, if that helps:
Sax: Yamaha YTS62II
Mouthpiece: Jody Jazz HR7*
Reed: Vandoren Java 3
Thanks,
Chris
I haven’t got a lesson now for three weeks and I decided to take advantage of this and rest the alto for a week or so and throw myself 100% into the tenor. I have a new book to be working though which is challenging in places but great fun, I am also working hard to discover my tenor voice though various exercises and general noodling, why is noodling easier on the tenor than the alto?
But satisfaction is not happening at the moment and it’s my mouthpiece that’s the stumbling block. I’ve had to make a paper collar to fit over the neck cork as the fit is too lose, not because the cork is compressed but because to tune the sax I have to have the mouthpiece on the very edge of the neck. With the paper collar it tunes but I can feel it rocking when I play which is not great.
My sound is nothing stunning which is not to be unexpected considering I’m on the end of it But I’m beginning to wonder if my Jody Jazz and Sax are not happy together. I only have a Yamaha 4c for comparison, it tunes further up on the neck but I find the opening far too small, I’d also say it looks like it has a bigger chamber than the Jody Jazz and I’m wondering if that’s why it tunes up further on the neck.
Has anyone got any suggestions on what to try next, I’m 80% convinced a different mouthpiece is in order and one with a bigger chamber. I reckon the same or similar tip opening and the same general sound concept although if I could have a more buttery/fuller low end and a smoother top end I think I’ll be really smiling.
My set up, if that helps:
Sax: Yamaha YTS62II
Mouthpiece: Jody Jazz HR7*
Reed: Vandoren Java 3
Thanks,
Chris