Content | Great Jazz Mouthpiece for the serious jazz musician. Available in a variety of facings to fit your needs. 4-8*.
| FOX Model 400OboeSelect Grenadilla body with metal lined tenon sockets and silver plated posts, bands, and bell ring. Stainless steel arbors and wire springs. Nickel silver keys with nickel silver hinge tubing and heavy silver plating. Handmade full conservatory mechanism including split ring E(flat)-E trill key, F(sharp) key tab, third octave key, low B(flat) vent key, left hand F, alternate C, and articulated C(sharp). Cork pads on low C and above. Teflon tipped stainless steel adjusting screws. Accessories include a French-style professional instrument case, reed and reed case, screwdriver, silk swab, and cork grease.TuningIndividually hand tuned to A-440 pitch at 72 F, with maximum resonance and projection. | AcousticsSeries III bore features a quick response, with less resistance, and a more centered sound.High F# key.Key construction features mini ribs providing a quick response.Special brass alloy with higher copper content producing a warmer sound.Raised left hand palm keys are more directly located under the hand.Special mechanism features a C# vent that improves the intonation and tone quality of the middle C#.Left and Right hand thumb rests are metal. Right hand is adjustable.Adjusting screws are on the Rocker regulation of high E | BG Swab for Wing Joint, chamois | Olivieri Bassoon Reeds Plastic - Soft | Frederick L. Hemke reeds provide the dark tone favored by many classical and traditional jazz saxophonists. The design is especially well-suited to traditional, round-chambered mouthpieces.
French filed for freedom of response, especially in the low register, adding clarity to the tone and making soft attacks easier.
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