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Hey Guyz,
I have been reading a lot in here - great forum. I don't post very often, because everything seems to have been discussed before, usually several times
However, I have some questions that I have not found to be answered, or at least my surfing in the forum has not clarified things enough for me to understand. English is my second language, so I hope I'm able to explain myself. I apologize for the length of the post
I have often read, that mouthpieces with the correct embouchure are supposed to play at a certain pitch. For instance tenor mouthpieces are supposed to play a G. Alto mouthpieces are supposed to play an A and so on. I think it is called mouthpiece tuning. The idea is, that it is a way for you to check the pressure of your lips and make sure that the pitch your mouthpiece generates and blows into your horn is correct.
One of the threads explaining this:
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=25698&highlight=mouthpiece+tuning+test
Now, I don't seem to understand the test. In fact, I think it is irrelevant at best. In the following, please consider the embouchure pressure applied to be the same at all times. To me the length of the mouthpiece shank will determine the tuning of the mouthpiece, and because of that, different mouthpieces are not supposed to play the same pitch (at least not if their shanks have different lengths).
Also, in regard to the interior design of mouthpieces, I have seen people on this forum measuring the interior size by pouring water into the piece. I suppose they seal of the end of the piece where the reed goes, and pour in water from where the neck goes. In these experiments it is concluded, that the chamber of a mouthpiece that will carry 25ml is smaller than a mouthpiece that will carry 29 ml inside. To me this kind of measuring cannot be very useful, since the length of the shank of the mouthpiece in many cases will have a bigger influence on the amount of water the piece can hold, than the size of the chamber itself.
One of the threads explaining this (post no. 9):
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=9808&highlight=jody
For instance, the Jody Jazz ESP mentioned in the thread above is very likely to have a much larger chamber than the Lamberson (even though the opposite is stated I the post).
I guess my question is - does mouthpiece tuning and measuring the interior size of mouthpieces with water make any sense to you?
:?
I have been reading a lot in here - great forum. I don't post very often, because everything seems to have been discussed before, usually several times
However, I have some questions that I have not found to be answered, or at least my surfing in the forum has not clarified things enough for me to understand. English is my second language, so I hope I'm able to explain myself. I apologize for the length of the post
I have often read, that mouthpieces with the correct embouchure are supposed to play at a certain pitch. For instance tenor mouthpieces are supposed to play a G. Alto mouthpieces are supposed to play an A and so on. I think it is called mouthpiece tuning. The idea is, that it is a way for you to check the pressure of your lips and make sure that the pitch your mouthpiece generates and blows into your horn is correct.
One of the threads explaining this:
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=25698&highlight=mouthpiece+tuning+test
Now, I don't seem to understand the test. In fact, I think it is irrelevant at best. In the following, please consider the embouchure pressure applied to be the same at all times. To me the length of the mouthpiece shank will determine the tuning of the mouthpiece, and because of that, different mouthpieces are not supposed to play the same pitch (at least not if their shanks have different lengths).
Also, in regard to the interior design of mouthpieces, I have seen people on this forum measuring the interior size by pouring water into the piece. I suppose they seal of the end of the piece where the reed goes, and pour in water from where the neck goes. In these experiments it is concluded, that the chamber of a mouthpiece that will carry 25ml is smaller than a mouthpiece that will carry 29 ml inside. To me this kind of measuring cannot be very useful, since the length of the shank of the mouthpiece in many cases will have a bigger influence on the amount of water the piece can hold, than the size of the chamber itself.
One of the threads explaining this (post no. 9):
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=9808&highlight=jody
For instance, the Jody Jazz ESP mentioned in the thread above is very likely to have a much larger chamber than the Lamberson (even though the opposite is stated I the post).
I guess my question is - does mouthpiece tuning and measuring the interior size of mouthpieces with water make any sense to you?
:?