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I've been thinking......thats not a good sign.....
In the last year of playing the only thing in my setup that has changed is reeds (rather frequently). I am now playing an Olds Parisian Ambassador Tenor with a Dukoff L8 and Hemke 3 reeds.
I really like the tone of the hemke's and I really really like the playability of the setup. Good news, I'm getting a very clear tone (with stuffiness on some notes due to tendancies of the horn, i have worked out alternate fingerings and put in the time to fix it but que sera) but it doesnt seem as bright as I want. I really like the sound of Maceo and Candy, Dave Weck, Junior Walker an king curtis. They all have a very distinct and bright sound but you can hear resistance in there sound and its what makes it so cool.
I hear rico jazz selects give a good amount of projection with an ok amount of resistance. Any thoughts.
Again I can handle the key pushing and the support. Theres just this bright buzz of resistance that i'm looking for.
Exersizes?
In the last year of playing the only thing in my setup that has changed is reeds (rather frequently). I am now playing an Olds Parisian Ambassador Tenor with a Dukoff L8 and Hemke 3 reeds.
I really like the tone of the hemke's and I really really like the playability of the setup. Good news, I'm getting a very clear tone (with stuffiness on some notes due to tendancies of the horn, i have worked out alternate fingerings and put in the time to fix it but que sera) but it doesnt seem as bright as I want. I really like the sound of Maceo and Candy, Dave Weck, Junior Walker an king curtis. They all have a very distinct and bright sound but you can hear resistance in there sound and its what makes it so cool.
I hear rico jazz selects give a good amount of projection with an ok amount of resistance. Any thoughts.
Again I can handle the key pushing and the support. Theres just this bright buzz of resistance that i'm looking for.
Exersizes?