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  • March 29, 2016 at 7:44 am #35170
    Frank Scott
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      Has anyone tried the jazz lab sax silencer to help strengthen the embouchure and build up the muscles needed to get a good sound out of your sax? I hear it is suppose to work nicely and reduce noise so as not to disturb your neighbors or people in your home.

      March 29, 2016 at 8:38 am #35175
      john
      Keymaster

        Heard about it but not tried it. I don’t think the product will give you an advantage over simply doing the exercises on your mp, but it can be useful for doing them a lot quieter if noise is a problem in an apartment.

        March 31, 2016 at 7:56 pm #35268
        Marc
        Participant

          I’m seriously planning on getting one of those. Some days I haven’t enough time to a serious practice on the horn, and I think a 5-10 minutes practice with the MP only would help a lot in not losing embouchure/breathing training.

          April 1, 2016 at 8:18 am #35273
          john
          Keymaster

            Yes Marc, that exercise has huge benefits, thats why it’s #1 in my Daily Practice Routine. Also one that many players overlook and even avoid…

            April 1, 2016 at 9:42 am #35274
            Anonymous

              i still do the mouthpiece only execise – the great thing about it is if my reed isn’t in the right position, i can tell straight away, as certain notes don’t sound clearly.

              After the mouthpiece only exercise, i do a mouthpiece + neck only exercises, and for these i practice various conting exercises with a metronome at 116bpm

              April 5, 2016 at 9:37 am #35401
              Joseph Bernardi
              Participant

                If you buy it from Amazon, you’ll save $69,333.01.

                Jazz Lab Silencer

                April 5, 2016 at 12:54 pm #35409
                john
                Keymaster

                  oh ya, what a deal they got there!

                  April 5, 2016 at 12:58 pm #35410
                  Anonymous

                    @Frank – cool, just what i need for when i go on holiday for a few weeks.

                    April 5, 2016 at 6:19 pm #35431
                    Frank Scott
                    Participant

                      I can tell you one thing sxpoet it really does reduce the sound. Believe me I did not buy it from Amazon because their price was $69. The price Joseph had seen was one of those eight ball price things I have seen on Amazon before which is a fluke for sure. I bought mine on Ebay from youngmusicshop out of Minnesotta for $49.95 with free shipping and it very fast shipping. My wife really likes it because it does reduce the high volume sound of just the mouthpiece and I am able to use a chromatic tuner to watch the variation and also see the pitch notation of the sound. I like it because it also saves me from having to put in ear plugs while practicing on the mouthpiece exercises.

                      April 6, 2016 at 2:22 am #35435
                      Anonymous

                        Thanks Frank – good sound information based on the experience of someone who has used said device first hand.

                        I definitely need to get one, as the wife says “you will not be bringing your sax on any holiday! get a life! i’m not having you become one of those sad individuals that has to drag a sax around with you where ever you go! You’re not playing sax for a living! … bla bla bla bla … ….zzzzz

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