[ving]

I got to thinking last night what the tenor V16 hr would play like with a small chamber. I like the small chamber on alto, wonder if that translates to tenor. What pieces have been produced in a rollover design and a small chamber in hard rubber for tenor? Curious, I couldn't think of any of the top of my head.

 

[saxphil]

Morgan chambers , even when stated as large, look smaller to me.
Don't know if this helps.

 

[chknbon]

I got a hr BARI tnr mpc from EZ couple yrs ago. It has a very contemporary sound. Med. chamber at most. Minimal baffle. Excellent mpc. Major consideration is its very high beak profile. It reminds me of playing bass clarinet. If you want a very small profile, Yanigisawa metal is compact sounding.

 

[daigle65]

I remember reading somewhere that a small chamber doesn't work on tenor for reasons of acoustics.
A medium chamber (same size as the bore) is as small as they can go otherwise it messes things up.
A mouthpiece expert can probably explain why this is.

 

[mfry]

I remember reading somewhere that a small chamber doesn't work on tenor for reasons of acoustics.
A medium chamber (same size as the bore) is as small as they can go otherwise it messes things up.
A mouthpiece expert can probably explain why this is.

More a matter of taste than acoustics IMO. More people like the large chamber sound on tenor, more like the small and medium chamber sound on alto. Sure, pitching a small chamber is different and maybe sub-optimal, but not insurmountably so.

As far as current rollover small chambers, Selmer Soloist, Meyer should still do a small chamber if you can find one, Jody's HR* is a medium-small chamber.

 

[MojoBari]

Selmers, Yanagisawa, Yamaha. French-style squeeze chmber designs.

 

[ving]

Funny to mention the Yanagisawa metal, I used to play one--a 9. It was a very flexible piece actually, but I thought the square chamber left something to be desired. Anyhow, thanks for the info. Maybe something like the V16 but with a slightly smaller chamber would be interesting---but its pretty good as is. Is the Jody Jazz about the same as a V16 in terms of chamber size? I have the impression that is true, but I find the V16 brighter than the Jody Jazz.

 

[MojoBari]

I was thinking about the HR Yanagisawas, not the metals when I posted. But the metals are in-between mouthpieces chamber-wise. So is the metal V16.

When talking Jody Jazz, you need to specify which design.

 

[ving]

Thanks Keith, I should try to track down a Yanagisawa rubber again. Also, sorry to omit--I was speaking of the HR*. Not any of the metal pieces.

 

[mfry]

The HR* chamber is a little smaller than the V16, the throat is a lot smaller. Yani HR is another good call.