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I am trying to figure out some intonation issues on an old Selmer tenor that sometimes feels a bit out of tune.
As reference, I tune the saxophone so that the middle C (oxo,ooo) is in tune (the tuner is set to A=440).
When the C is in tune the A1, D2, D#2, E2, F2, F#2, G2 and A2 are sharp.
B1 and B2 are more or less in tune, or small percentage flat.
The Bb1 and particularly the Ab1 are flat. The Bb2 and Ab2 possibly a little flat also, but not as much as the Bb1 and Ab1.
Can anyone identify what is the problem? Is it possible to fix this by some adjustments? This tenor has a beautiful tone, and I hope I can reduce these intonation issues. Using a Berg Larsen 110/1 ebonite mouthpiece seems to make the intonation slightly worse, while the Link STM 8* seems to make it a little better. BTW, I don't have this problem with my other tenor (Yanagisawa T992), which seems to play in tune all through the range. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Greetings
Bjorn
As reference, I tune the saxophone so that the middle C (oxo,ooo) is in tune (the tuner is set to A=440).
When the C is in tune the A1, D2, D#2, E2, F2, F#2, G2 and A2 are sharp.
B1 and B2 are more or less in tune, or small percentage flat.
The Bb1 and particularly the Ab1 are flat. The Bb2 and Ab2 possibly a little flat also, but not as much as the Bb1 and Ab1.
Can anyone identify what is the problem? Is it possible to fix this by some adjustments? This tenor has a beautiful tone, and I hope I can reduce these intonation issues. Using a Berg Larsen 110/1 ebonite mouthpiece seems to make the intonation slightly worse, while the Link STM 8* seems to make it a little better. BTW, I don't have this problem with my other tenor (Yanagisawa T992), which seems to play in tune all through the range. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Greetings
Bjorn