question for all you tenors out there

[saxybeast19]

hey im a tenor sax going up to Bell next year, and i rented out a REALLY nice yamaha from the school. it plays very well, except going to that high G. it never seems to come out right whenever I go to that note from high B or high C. any suggestions?

[mnkyman]

heres a scenerio ...if it fits ...follow the suggestion...

 

it kinda bumps up to the note..like it never just comes out its always like something and then theres the note...if so

 

try putting a hancerchief in the bell ( half way in half way out hanging over the lip of the bell)

 

 

(btw i dont play tenor) but i have a friend who does and couldnt get a high g out and someone told him to try this and it worked -

 

this is more of a temporary fix that helps you adjust to learn how to get the g out - my friend no longer needs the hanckerchief after practicing with it

 

 

 

<if this info is relevent, your welcome>

<if not, i tried>

[bluebellbrass07]

QUOTE (saxybeast19 @ May 22 2006, 08:13 PM)

hey im a tenor sax going up to Bell next year

Is this ryan pegram?

[gijoe316]

that could be a problem...lol...anyways i dont know of any way to fix that...i dont have that probalem on my tenor...

[JediSaxSolis]

Each horn has its own response issues. The high G seems to be one of the harder notes to get a response from of out of any kind of sax, though.

 

When I first started playing sax, I started out on an Alto (Yamaha). I then switched to a tenor (Selmer Series 2), and it works really well. I hear the Selmer Mark 6 Series 3 works exceptionally well, too (but I'm sure it's pricy).