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C Melody Saxophone Forum / C-Tenor (C-Melody) Saxophones / Pitching...

Heribert
User ID: 0952054 Feb 18th 3:10 PM
I have a Buescher C Mel (1924) and I use a tenor (Selmer S80 C**)and Cmel (Babbitt) mouthpiece (but not at the same time...)
Now we found that most of the notes are ok, but the high D is extra high, while the middle C# is too low. The high C# is about right (difference is the octave key)and the low D is also about right on. The difference between the C# and D is too much to correct with the embouchure/intonation alone. Playing the C# with the G and the octave key makes it better, but not totaly.
Now I read some contributions on using WD40 cans, lengths of tube and alumin(i)um to change pitch (;-]) beside the drilling and filling of wholes...
Any suggestions what should be loked at (or even altered) to get some improvement on this?

Thnx
Heribert

bruce bailey 2008
User ID: 9690803 Feb 19th 12:44 AM
Those pitch variations are similar to my Buescher. Gluing crescents in the holes may help but I just adjust. Try an alto mouthpiece also as I find the Selmers to work well.

jazzbug1 2008
User ID: 0735934 Feb 19th 12:10 PM
I had a similar problem with a 1923 Buescher tenor "True Tone-at least for most notes". Finally found a plain old fat stock mouthpiece did the best job, but it was never spot-on for high C# and above.

Heribert User ID: 0952054	Feb 18th 3:10 PM I have a Buescher C Mel (1924) and I use a tenor (Selmer S80 C**)and Cmel (Babbitt) mouthpiece (but not at the same time...) Now we found that most of the notes are ok, but the high D is extra high, while the middle C# is too low. The high C# is about right (difference is the octave key)and the low D is also about right on. The difference between the C# and D is too much to correct with the embouchure/intonation alone. Playing the C# with the G and the octave key makes it better, but not totaly. Now I read some contributions on using WD40 cans, lengths of tube and alumin(i)um to change pitch (;-]) beside the drilling and filling of wholes... Any suggestions what should be loked at (or even altered) to get some improvement on this? Thnx Heribert
bruce bailey 2008 User ID: 9690803	Feb 19th 12:44 AM Those pitch variations are similar to my Buescher. Gluing crescents in the holes may help but I just adjust. Try an alto mouthpiece also as I find the Selmers to work well.
jazzbug1 2008 User ID: 0735934	Feb 19th 12:10 PM I had a similar problem with a 1923 Buescher tenor "True Tone-at least for most notes". Finally found a plain old fat stock mouthpiece did the best job, but it was never spot-on for high C# and above.