What type of mouthpiece and type of resonators?

[saxshooter]

Was wondering what your decisions are on what kind of pad resonators you put in your horn depending on the type of mouthpiece that you play.

Metal mouthpieces vs. hard rubber mouthpieces, baffled mouthpieces vs. non-baffled mouthpieces... does your set-up influence what kind of pad resonators you put on your horn?

Since I play a Dukoff D8 baffled mouthpiece on my alto, I ask for plastic resonators. The mouthpiece is already bright, I don't need it to peel paint.

Since I play a hard-rubber non-baffled mouthpiece on my soprano, I had metal resonators put in it to give my sound a little more brightness.

You follow? :wink:

[hodges1]

i prefer the hard rubber baffle mouthpieces because they provide me with the most centered and controlled sound. as far as resonators go, i like both the metal and the plastic, depending upon the horn i am playing on.
i have played on the yanis and yamahas with the plastic resonators and found them to be a perfect match, as well as older selmers. i have played on newer selmer paris models, series II and III that i don't like as much as the older paris models that have the metal resonators, however i am in the low majority of people that has played on the usa 100 models that likes them far superior to the series II, and those have metal resonators and likes those on those horns tremendously. i feel the metal resonators can overpower some horns and enhance others depending upon the design.

[michaelbaird]

I play a Mark VI with dome metal resonators, a D7, and a 3.5 rico reed and use a heater hose clamp to secure it. I love the tone and the audience seems to also. I can play a subdued sub tone and the next minute peel paint.

[Shante]

what's a resonator?

simple answer please. no mockery, i already feel silly enough considering i live for playing jazz.

[orions_belt27]

it's the circular disc you find smack in the centre of the larger pads. they're either metal, plastic or they aint there at all~

[Shante]

righto. never heard that one before. i never thought about what those were for...very interesting


thanks

[orions_belt27]

well in fact, they do considerably influence the sound of the horn. but to a lesser degree as compared to mouthpieces or reeds.

[Riff]

I play a metal Link NY chamber. It does have a very small baffle but you really need to look for it. Therefore I counted it as a no baffle metal mouthpiece. Last time I had my Mark VI overhauled I chose nylon resonators. So I voted for Metal (no baffle)/plastic resonators.

However, now I play an SX90R with the same mouthpiece. The JK has metal resonators.

I never considered resonator choice to be linked to mouthpiece set-up, but since I prefer as dark a sound as possible I guess you could imply a connection between a large chamber/small baffle 'piece and nylon resos.
In any case, I wouldn't let my mouthpiece set-up determine my choice of resonators. Mouthpieces are easy to change, resonators less so.