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For those who play multiple saxes but have a clear strength in one (in my case tenor is my preferred but I like to dabble in alto and my (rock) band needs alto for some songs), how do you choose your optimal mouthpiece tip opening in the less preferred horn apart from trial and error i.e is everything in proportions or are there other pearls of wisdom out there. My current setup for tenor 7 and 7* (JJ DV CHI and Lebayle)works best for me, I am happy with my tenor sound. I use 6 (Meyer and JJ DV) on my alto having tried smaller and larger tip openings as demos in shops and settling on the 6 for that reason mainly. I have never been completely happy with my tone on alto which is mainly due to 80-90% of my time playing tenor I'm sure.
Interested in the forum's thoughts and experiences
Interested in the forum's thoughts and experiences