Beginner Saxes Volume of Sound

[Pete Thomas]

Sad that Adolphe never met Samuel. 😏

Or maybe he did:

 

[Vlad]

Sounds like the shooter wouldv'e been handy to have tucked under his coat.. 😉

 

[Pete Thomas]

Sounds like the shooter wouldv'e been handy to have tucked under his coat.. 😉

Time to see what the current Adolphe Sax & cie has to say @Karel Belgium

 

[JSL]

I started on clarinet as a young kid. Then shortly after I started high school, a friend of a friend came over with a saxophone and once I heard him play, that was the end of the clarinet. I wanted a sax precisely because it was loud! And I also liked the sound. Luckily, the guy who I first heard playing it must have had a pretty good tone. I went with the sax, and the clarinet was history.

 

[Tenor Viol]

Yes, saxes are inherently loud. They can be tamed and played quietly but it requires some embouchure control.

 

[skeller047]

Yes, saxes are inherently loud. They can be tamed and played quietly but it requires some embouchure control.

Not embouchure. Breath. Embouchure on saxophone should be “as loose as possible but no looser”. Volume is strictly done with the belly. It’s sometimes more work to play softly, as you have to keep the support from the lower abdomen quite firm.

 

[Woodpad]

For real volume Sax developed a steam organ.