you didn’t say what brand of reed is causing the problem…..different brands have different profiles……try a brand with a thicker tip (for a given strength) such as LaVoz or “orange box” Rico

not all reeds are the same by any stretch of the imagination and there’s FAR more to it than “strength"


> On Jul 3, 2015, at 7:53 AM, barrylevine barrylevine@... <mailto:barrylevine@...> [MouthpieceWork] <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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> What do you mean by "not too clear"?
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> If you mean that the tone is a bit like a guitar fuzz-tone, this is, IMO, the reed being over-driven. On a 'scope, we'd see clipping.
> 
> A high baffle drives the reed harder. If one has a moveable baffle insert, the sound becomes shriller as the baffle is moved towards the tip of the mouthpiece, and is probably because the Bernoulli effect is being exerted closer to the reed tip. One can have too much of a good thing as far as using a high baffle to make a mouthpiece brighter and louder.
> 
> Some reeds are more prone to this kind of distortion. Fibracells, in my experience, which are already pretty bright and buzzy, can be unpleasantly buzzy on a mouthpiece with a baffle insert or high baffle. 
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> A harder reed may be less buzzy, and slightly clipping a reed tip tends to reduce this buzz, although it may become harder blowing.
> 
> Barry Levine
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> On 2015-07-03 7:44 am, rog cros rogcros@... <mailto:rogcros@...> [MouthpieceWork] wrote:
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>> No? 
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>> On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:51 PM, "rogcros@... <mailto:rogcros@...> [MouthpieceWork]" wrote:
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>> Hi Guys!. I am wondering , is there a method for getting the higher partials on mouthpiece to speak clearly.
>> I am getting a shrillish tone which is not to clear and I would like to correct the facing to create a fuller more robust tone. A screamer if possible!
>> 
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>> Thanks in advance,
>> Rog
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Hi, I am using a 2 rico royal on a florida tenor piece faced to a 7. The mouthpiece  passes the 'pop' test so I assume the facing must be pretty good but it  is shrill. I have also lessened the baffe size to a moderate 3mm in height.

Rog
 


     On Friday, July 3, 2015 4:42 PM, "STEVE GOODSON saxgourmet@... [MouthpieceWork]" <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
   

     you didn’t say what brand of reed is causing the problem…..different brands have different profiles……try a brand with a thicker tip (for a given strength) such as LaVoz or “orange box” Rico
not all reeds are the same by any stretch of the imagination and there’s FAR more to it than “strength"



On Jul 3, 2015, at 7:53 AM, barrylevine barrylevine@norwoodlight.com [MouthpieceWork] <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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What do you mean by "not too clear"?If you mean that the tone is a bit like a guitar fuzz-tone, this is, IMO, the reed being over-driven. On a 'scope, we'd see clipping.A high baffle drives the reed harder. If one has a moveable baffle insert, the sound becomes shriller as the baffle is moved towards the tip of the mouthpiece, and is probably because the Bernoulli effect is being exerted closer to the reed tip. One can have too much of a good thing as far as using a high baffle to make a mouthpiece brighter and louder.Some reeds are more prone to this kind of distortion. Fibracells, in my experience, which are already pretty bright and buzzy, can be unpleasantly buzzy on a mouthpiece with a baffle insert or high baffle. A harder reed may be less buzzy, and slightly clipping a reed tip tends to reduce this buzz, although it may become harder blowing.Barry Levine 
On 2015-07-03 7:44 am, rog cros rogcros@yahoo.com [MouthpieceWork] wrote:
  
No? 


On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:51 PM, "rogcros@... [MouthpieceWork]" wrote:


 Hi Guys!. I am wondering , is there a method for getting the higher partials on mouthpiece to speak clearly.
I am getting a shrillish tone which is not to clear and I would like to correct the facing to create a fuller more robust tone. A screamer if possible!


Thanks in advance,
Rog
 


 
 
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