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I do play on that soprano, Thomann, and also on a Mendini. I know, these are chinese saxos and not very well quoted here. But I got them for cheap, and I can't afford $1000s saxos.
On both, intonation is quite good till I reach the second A, B,C D,E F notes. I've found that I can adjust it with the side keys while fingering those notes. Then these are a little bit higher than it should, but better than without side keys.
I can get it right too if I adjust my lips, biting just a little on the reed. But I,m not supposed to bite, am I ?
Do you have other ways to adjust those notes without getting a Yani or Yamaha ?
Is it possible to do it by adjusting the height of the octave key, or other keys ?
I play mainly with Rico Royal B5 and a 3 D'Addario select jazz reed, and sometimes with aVandoren V16 S7 with the same reed.
I'm not a pro, but I'm retired now and do practice a lot, learning jazz impro. I began to play saxo when I was 15 but just played in and out while working and having my daughters.
Thanks for your comments.
I do play on that soprano, Thomann, and also on a Mendini. I know, these are chinese saxos and not very well quoted here. But I got them for cheap, and I can't afford $1000s saxos.
On both, intonation is quite good till I reach the second A, B,C D,E F notes. I've found that I can adjust it with the side keys while fingering those notes. Then these are a little bit higher than it should, but better than without side keys.
I can get it right too if I adjust my lips, biting just a little on the reed. But I,m not supposed to bite, am I ?
Do you have other ways to adjust those notes without getting a Yani or Yamaha ?
Is it possible to do it by adjusting the height of the octave key, or other keys ?
I play mainly with Rico Royal B5 and a 3 D'Addario select jazz reed, and sometimes with aVandoren V16 S7 with the same reed.
I'm not a pro, but I'm retired now and do practice a lot, learning jazz impro. I began to play saxo when I was 15 but just played in and out while working and having my daughters.
Thanks for your comments.