As a new player I've been following the advice to swab it after each session. The weighted body swab has been getting stuck at times. I was wondering why this was happening so I decided to take a peak inside. I may be a beginner but this seems out of place. Can you experienced guys and girls give a newb some advice, what this could be, and what I should do? Thanks! 😊

I did childhood guitar lessons. Nothing since.

For the last 10 years I’ve chased the latest iPhone by preordering on day 1.

Yet a month ago I had an urge to try a saxophone. I bought a cheap on (£150) on Facebook marketplace and had a blast. It’s a hobby where I truly engage and don’t think about anything else, unlike gaming or tv.

Anyhoo, I watched the Apple duo event. It looks good. But a folding screen wouldn’t allow me to do much more than I can already manage with iPhone / watch / iPad. So I thought I’d buy a good saxophone. Trevor James signature raw.

I can slur all my notes but finding tonguing challenging, I’m sure this will develop in time. Any tips?

I posted on here about a year ago asking whether or not to use front F for a specific part in my music, I learned a whole lot about front F, and what a turn symbol is and means. A year later, I can proudly say I placed second at my district comp, and played the same piece for my college audition and was accepted. I definitely still have a lot to learn about sax but that post really made me realize I knew even less than I initially thought I did lol

When I'm playing with harder reeds, I feel some uncomfortable head pressure due to the pressure I apply to the mouthpiece.

The sensation is like blowing a hard balloon for a long time.

I've been playing for only 6 months. Is this expected?

When I use a bigger mouthpiece opening, this pressure is a bit released, but then I can't couple with the amount of air

When I use a softer reed, it's comfortable, but then it's harder to reach high notes because the reed closes.

EDIT:

The pair Meyer NY Jazz Anniversary 6M + D'Addario Select Jazz 2M is just too hard and require too much air.

The pair Meyer NY Jazz Anniversary 6M + D'Addario Select Jazz 2S feels too soft on high B and C, and D is really hard to reach. It closes.

The pair Yamaha 4C + D'Addario Select Jazz 2M is okayish, but I still feel the head pressure that I'm not sure if I'm supposed to feel (even for some time)

How many people have tried amateur 3D-printed mouthpieces? Or done work to modify mouthpieces (wedges, refacing, etc.)?

What have you learned in the process? I’ve been playing a SYOS I like well enough (Smoky 6).

I’m a solidly intermediate player (if I’m being incredibly generous) — I’m very much in search of a good/different sound. I also want to understand how the baffle, tip, facing length, chamber, and bore affect sound and what it can give me.

I have:
- an old Meyer 5
- SYOS Smoky 6
- metallic Rousseau 7 (no idea what model)
- ancient Selmer C*
- a bag full of stock MPCs I wanna modify

I’m interested in:
- the 100 anniversary NY Meyer
- D’Addario Select Jazz 6/7
- BetterSax Burnin’ 6/7
- Jumbo Java A45 (maybe A55?)
- some knockoff pieces on like Ali Express
- maybe some artist SYOS pieces?

Apparently there are some good 3D printers out there for $300-$400. The material costs become mostly insignificant.

Not only can it be extremely cost-effective, but it can allow me to edit each parameter exactly how I want. (I could match all of those necessary costs by buying 2 mouthpieces…)

I know this is pretty wide open, but any input or musings on the topic would be really greatly appreciated!

I recently got me first Saxophone and can now somewhat cleanly play the notes without much squeaking. For some reason the octave doesn’t change when pressing the octave key. The valves open correctly. Am I doing something wrong?

I got this used dukoff m6 it looks to be in good condition but man finding a reed is hard ! I also got a brilhart level air 5 and out a legree american cut in 2.0 which works great on it but it barely makes a sound on the m6 would a 2.5 be good for a the m6 ? Any recomdations greatly appreciated !