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Date Posted: 08:53:25 05/28/04 Fri
Author: John
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 210.0.137.250
Subject: Re: �I�ѥ��i�H�j��谭��?
In reply to: William 's message, "�I�ѥ��i�H�j��谭��?" on 22:54:16 05/12/04 Wed

I can't play well, and I myself don't have a nice tone. But maybe I can share my experience and see if we can learn something at the end through exchange of idea.

IMHO the key to a nice tone is not equipment, but rather the breath support and the way we maintain a healthy air stream when we play. I always reminded myself when I play that I have to open up my throat to let air flowing freely, and provide a strong support through my diaphram. How one stand and hold the horn must be important too; standing upright will always be better than seating down with a crooked back. I would avoid biting in too deeply into the mouthpiece as that would make it difficult to focus the air stream when blowing. I would also avoid blowing hard, but rahter learn to blow steady. I worked on breathing too even when not playing the horn; I learned to take deep breaths both for relaxation and working the muscles used in breathing and blowing. I found regular exercise and playing sports did help a lot. Another trick I learned from my teacher was that never drink sour stuff like lemon tea or orange juice before playing. It made my lips feel tired quickly. Just water would be good enough.

I play tenor and I have a bass heavy sound. I tried dozens of different mouthpieces and reeds, and I always sounded bad and very similar. My priority was always finding the combination that I could manage to use and felt comfortable to play. My final choice was an Otto Link metal 7* and a Guardala Crescent. I cheated with reeds though. I used Rico Royal (blue box) Baritone reeds, 2.5 or 3. Using baritone reed improved the mid range response, but the high end would suffer. I couldn't play thick reeds, but so be it. As long as I could play in fluid way I would sacrifice tone quality. Afterall I am sure my tone quality would improve as I continue to play.

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[> Re: �I�ѥ��i�H�j��谭��? -- nobody, 01:17:05 05/30/04 Sun [1] (n219078234137.netvigator.com/219.78.234.137)

Good suggestions as the above.

You may try practising overtone also which improve tone quality a lot. Good luck!

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