Yamaha Saxophone Mouthpiece Patch
BG Mouthpiece Patches (a popular brand) Why would you get one of these things? Quite simply, you slap one of these bad boys on so that you don’t leave teethmarks on your beloved mouthpiece over the course of years of playing. Php Auction Script. Hp Smart Array Linux Installation Steps. For some sax players, the patch also helps reduce the sound vibrations from the mouthpiece onto the teeth, as those vibrations seem to irritate these players (I would assume that the effect would be similar to the bodily sensation of nails on a chalkboard). Effects of the Mouthpiece Patch on Tone I recently took part in a very interesting online forum discussion that was started by a great saxophone player who recently removed his patch and immediately noticed that his tone was obviously brighter and louder than it had been with the patch. However, the general consensus of the other sax players in the forum was that the shift in tonal quality was nothing more than a perceived change. The reason being that the direct vibration of the teeth against the mouthpiece affected only way the instrument was vibrating within his head. Kinda like how when we hear recordings of ourselves speaking, we might be surprised to hear that our voice sounds different on the recording than it does when we hear it while we’re actually speaking.