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rowuk · 03-14-2007, 07:33 AM

Forget the equipment set-up considerations! You have a Bach 43ML with a Laskey mouthpiece, they are both reputable. Bore and resistance only affect intonation on substandard or badly pimped out equipment.
Being flat in the upper register is VERY common and 99% of the time based on inadequate breathing habits or bad body use. It is convenient to blame this on hardware, bore or whatever. Not accepting the truth just means you waste time!
The best thing that you could do would be to get a couple of lessons from someone VERY, VERY good. They can spot the good and bad without any of our speculation (and test your horn mouthpiece at the same time!). It could be a turning point in your life!

03-14-2007, 07:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,374	Re: Pitch Problems Forget the equipment set-up considerations! You have a Bach 43ML with a Laskey mouthpiece, they are both reputable. Bore and resistance only affect intonation on substandard or badly pimped out equipment. Being flat in the upper register is VERY common and 99% of the time based on inadequate breathing habits or bad body use. It is convenient to blame this on hardware, bore or whatever. Not accepting the truth just means you waste time! The best thing that you could do would be to get a couple of lessons from someone VERY, VERY good. They can spot the good and bad without any of our speculation (and test your horn mouthpiece at the same time!). It could be a turning point in your life! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.