[SBramblett]

tenor has been my main sax ever since i started playing. in band i sit beside a bari player, and the sound of the bari is amazing. i wanted to play it soo bad, so i started doublig on bari.Are there anything that i eed to keep in mind?tips? or whatever. thx

 

[markb]

First tip....

enjoy yourself!

A good solid support and you'll make the jump fine.


mark

 

[Momeijheii]

LOTS and LOTS of air, bb. A healthy sounding bari's a happy one. (but you already knew that, didnt you )
Anemic, Anorexic air support+Baritone Sax= violent backlash

 

[RS]

Baby your neck and back. Use as wide a neckstrap as you can find. Maybe check out a shoulder harness. I use a Ray Hyman supersling to which I added the padded section of a neo-tech strap. Baris weigh 12 pounds plus and a thin strap like a regular Ray Hyman tenor strap can cut into your neck and cause nerve damage. This is easily avoided with a thick padded strap or a shoulder harness.

 

[The Rumbler]

I agree with all of the above

I would add that although good support is even more important than on the smaller saxes, it´s also good to lay off a little on the bari. It´s terribly easy to overblow it -particularly when the going gets a bit excitable. Remember that it´s not as "cutting" a sound as on tenor, even, but that´s not to say that you aren´t loud!

 

[TenorX]

I would add that although good support is even more important than on the smaller saxes, it´s also good to lay off a little on the bari. It´s terribly easy to overblow it -particularly when the going gets a bit excitable. Remember that it´s not as "cutting" a sound as on tenor, even, but that´s not to say that you aren´t loud!

Excellent advice (which has been gently pointed out to me on a couple of occasions by our conductor since I picked up the big horn).

 

[bluesaxgirl]

If you play alto, there should be not much difference except for size and amount of breath needed since they are both Eb instruments. Have fun. I decided to double with bari about a year ago and it has made me a slightly more diverse musician in bands.