Magnum neck
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The Magnum neck is like adding turbo to the sound, depth and projection of the saxophone. I would imagine you would have to check the diameters of both instruments to see if they are the same and then order the neck accordingly. I heard that St. Louis music is the main US distributor for P.Mauriat now. Or maybe you can contact P.Mauriat in Taiwan directly to get pricing and even to get them to ship you one.
I ordered a magnum neck for my 66RDK tenor.
I have a major issue with it : basically impossible to play E3 and F3 with the front keys ... with my super VI neck, they come out like a dream.
The neck is the good one for my model. what else could the problem be? Could it be the octave key mechanism?
Also, this neck indeed has more projection (the super VI projection is already excellent) but I have the feeling to loose some resistance and, more important, to loose the character of the horn (dark with a nice grain in the sound).
Thanks for any suggestion or feedback.
I have a major issue with it : basically impossible to play E3 and F3 with the front keys ... with my super VI neck, they come out like a dream.
The neck is the good one for my model. what else could the problem be? Could it be the octave key mechanism?
Also, this neck indeed has more projection (the super VI projection is already excellent) but I have the feeling to loose some resistance and, more important, to loose the character of the horn (dark with a nice grain in the sound).
Thanks for any suggestion or feedback.
No Magnum users? :-(
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I had 1 on 1 of my 66rul tenors.Never had any trouble with certain notes.As said its a power house neck going on a power house tenor so its super charged.Brighter a touch but i liked it better than the stock jazz vi neck.Just more of everthing.
I tried a Magnum neck when they had come out a couple of years ago. I also had some intonation problems with it. I did like the nickel silver material though so I got a Super VI neck in nickel silver. A very simplistic analogy of the sound is with the stock Super VI the 66RUL is kinda a cross between a Conn and MKVI, old school and with the nickel silver it takes the horn more to a 82Z modern/contemporary vibe.
For me the Super VI neck is a better fit for the 66R, with regard to bore, angle, etc.....your mileage may vary....several of the folks I've heard on video demos sounded very good with the Magnum neck.
For me the Super VI neck is a better fit for the 66R, with regard to bore, angle, etc.....your mileage may vary....several of the folks I've heard on video demos sounded very good with the Magnum neck.
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I've got two.
One fits the 66 series the other I had the tenon adjusted so it fits the 76 series.
Both for sale although one has my name inscribed on the underside by the guys at the P.Mauriat factory (it was a special from them for me....!)
If you're interested let me know.
I'm not sure what the going price for one is in the US but if you can find it I'll do my best to match it....shipping extra.
One fits the 66 series the other I had the tenon adjusted so it fits the 76 series.
Both for sale although one has my name inscribed on the underside by the guys at the P.Mauriat factory (it was a special from them for me....!)
If you're interested let me know.
I'm not sure what the going price for one is in the US but if you can find it I'll do my best to match it....shipping extra.
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I just got one. My first impression is positive. Seems to be a bit beefier, while the Super VI neck seems more focused. For some reason I had a problem getting high G to speak clearly on the Super VI. Much easier on the Magnum. I may change my mind with more hours on the neck but so far so good.
Hello all,
I've got a 'Magnum' neck and use it now & again on my 66RUL with no pitch problems or any other problems whatsoever. To me, it's brighter, more focused than the 'Super VI' (and the previous poster said just the opposite, one player's 'spread' is another player's 'focused'... as I always say) and certainly has more volume, no change in response from the horn or using my air in any different way.
This may be of interest to those that have had problems with G3 (first altissimo G) as I did: That G was very difficult to play at first, I have never had any problem with any horn, neck, even mouthpiece playing the high stuff, but I found that high G to be quite wild on my P. Mauriat (with the standard issue Super VI neck) at first. I had the guys at the local shop have a look & listen, they put a different shaped pip in the neck and shut down the front F adjustment quite a bit, which made that G speak with ease. I've never had a problem since and advised a former student of mine (whom I was pleased to help become a P. Mauriat endorser as well) who had one of their 'Influence' tenors, he was having the same difficulty, took my advice with the front F adjustment (but didn't change the pip in the end) and 'all is well' with his G3 as well.
I'm also using a different fingering now and again, the B key + side Bb, as opposed to the usual front F + Bb side key. This also speaks much better (for me), has a slightly different 'texture' with the different venting and the pitch is fine (for me).
I've really enjoyed the Magnum neck, I use it when I need a bit more 'jump' and brightness from the horn, but I prefer the Super VI neck overall.
thanks, enjoy your horns! DC
I've got a 'Magnum' neck and use it now & again on my 66RUL with no pitch problems or any other problems whatsoever. To me, it's brighter, more focused than the 'Super VI' (and the previous poster said just the opposite, one player's 'spread' is another player's 'focused'... as I always say) and certainly has more volume, no change in response from the horn or using my air in any different way.
This may be of interest to those that have had problems with G3 (first altissimo G) as I did: That G was very difficult to play at first, I have never had any problem with any horn, neck, even mouthpiece playing the high stuff, but I found that high G to be quite wild on my P. Mauriat (with the standard issue Super VI neck) at first. I had the guys at the local shop have a look & listen, they put a different shaped pip in the neck and shut down the front F adjustment quite a bit, which made that G speak with ease. I've never had a problem since and advised a former student of mine (whom I was pleased to help become a P. Mauriat endorser as well) who had one of their 'Influence' tenors, he was having the same difficulty, took my advice with the front F adjustment (but didn't change the pip in the end) and 'all is well' with his G3 as well.
I'm also using a different fingering now and again, the B key + side Bb, as opposed to the usual front F + Bb side key. This also speaks much better (for me), has a slightly different 'texture' with the different venting and the pitch is fine (for me).
I've really enjoyed the Magnum neck, I use it when I need a bit more 'jump' and brightness from the horn, but I prefer the Super VI neck overall.
thanks, enjoy your horns! DC
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