

The palm key notes will be flat, and probably choke off when the player attempts to lip them up to pitch. Too much embouchure tension will require the mouthpiece to be placed too far out on the cork. The palm keys will be sharp and the low notes flat. If playing with too little tension, the mouthpiece must be pushed onto the neck cork too far in order to tune to Concert A or Bb. The biggest problem to overcome is the tendency to play with improper embouchure tension. This mouthpiece has exceptionally good response in the palm key range. Try these tip openings with #2 1/2 to #3 reeds.

060″ tip opening), will give good results for most players. The Runyon Custom mouthpiece, with #5 to #7 facing (.050″ to. Any slight change in embouchure tension will cause a greater change in pitch than is to be expected by the experienced alto or tenor saxophonist.Ī mouthpiece of medium chamber volume and tip opening will give the best results. I will show you how to minimize these problems in the following paragraphs.Īll saxophones have similar inherent intonation tendencies, but they show up more noticably on soprano saxophone for a number of reasons. “Soprano saxes have intonation problems…” True, but so do most musical instruments.
