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RASCHER ALTO SAXOPHONE MOUTHPIECE |
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This mouthpiece is offered with only one facing. This is neither an oversight nor a matter of economy. It is the result of countless experiments with professionals and students. The facing of a mouthpiece can be changed to favor most aspects of playing, such as high register, low register, brilliance, bolume, easy response, etc. But any such favor must be bought witha proportionate decrease in some other characteristic. This tends to produce an unbalanced tone quality. And because experiments on mouthpieces during the last few decades were aimed at increased brilliance and certain "edge" in the tone, the main loser in the bargain was the tone's exressive beauty. And over all the ado about facings, we have almost forgotten the interior dimensions.
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Nice sounding and easy to play |
| I teach saxophone lessons to middle school and high school students, and for the past ten years I have had all my students play on this mouthpiece. After experimenting with many different mouthpieces, I finally realized that students have a much easier time playing on this one than on any other commercially available mouthpiece. They get a smoother sound with less effort, and they have the ability, as early as 4th grade, to play all the way down to a low B-flat without honking. The results are so noticeable that I now switch even beginner students to this mouthpiece on their first lesson. When they join a jazz band, I introduce a second louder mouthpiece for use in jazz band, but they continue playing on this one all the way through high school and into college. The local band directors are delighted with the softer, mellower sound this mouthpiece produces - it helps tone down the sax section in their band so it is in better balance with the other instruments. |
| - Malcolm Dickinson, CT |
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