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Has anyone here experienced problems with intonation in the high register using a Jody Jazz DV? I picked one of these up when I started playing again - my last tenor mp was a Guardala Studio, and when I was looking for a replacement the DV was the only piece out of many that I tried that had the kind of brilliance and projection that my Studio had.
I did have trouble controlling it at first, but I attributed that to the fact that my face just wasn't in shape after many years of not playing. Now, 6 months into playing again and practicing regularly, intonation in the high register (A2 and up) is still way sharp, and I'm killing my face trying to adjust all the time. The tenor is the only horn I'm having this issue with - my alto & soprano chops have come back into shape just fine - and when I switch to another mp (the stock piece that came with the horn), those problems disappear.
Wondering if this is common to the DV, or if it might be the horn/mp combination, or if I may need a different ligature than the Rico H that I got with it - can anyone offer any advice? Would really like to not have to go shopping again...
Thanks in advance.
I did have trouble controlling it at first, but I attributed that to the fact that my face just wasn't in shape after many years of not playing. Now, 6 months into playing again and practicing regularly, intonation in the high register (A2 and up) is still way sharp, and I'm killing my face trying to adjust all the time. The tenor is the only horn I'm having this issue with - my alto & soprano chops have come back into shape just fine - and when I switch to another mp (the stock piece that came with the horn), those problems disappear.
Wondering if this is common to the DV, or if it might be the horn/mp combination, or if I may need a different ligature than the Rico H that I got with it - can anyone offer any advice? Would really like to not have to go shopping again...
Thanks in advance.