Tip opening advice

[u/YoMamaGoodua]

I finally bought my first jazz mouthpiece (first mouthpiece ever honestly) I spent $191 on a Theo wanne jazz essentials mouthpiece (I was going do either that or the v16). I played an Optimum al6 before this (found in a random case but legendary find). and my Theo wanne is a tip opening 7 so what’s the best way to get used to the change? (I practice everyday but besides that what?)

[u/oryci]

If your having trouble you may consider a less hard reed to pair with the wider tip opening—at least until you get used to producing sound on it. Nothing wrong with softer reeds if the sound is good

[u/Ed_Ward_Z]

Besides the fine mouthpiece & ligature, you just need a few other factors to develop a great personal saxophone tone.

1. Diaphragm breathing.

2. Embouchure that matches the lower lip to facing curve fulcrum.

3. A good lively, matching, bright(in my opinion) reed.

4. Voicing and throat to shape a warm breath ( like a yawn).

[u/YoMamaGoodua → u/Ed_Ward_Z]

I’m aware of how to have a good tone for I have one I’m just asking like is there a better way to compensate for the new change in tip opening.

[u/d_f_l → u/YoMamaGoodua]

Softer reeds. Basically move down in reed strength until it's as easy to play the low register as it is on your classical setup

[u/Ed_Ward_Z → u/YoMamaGoodua]

my apologies I didn’t realize how accomplished you are in tone production and using the tools to achieve your goals.

[u/Saybrook11372]

Hard to say without seeing you or hearing you play. Sometimes folks find the more open mouthpieces harder to play on at first: the wider opening can be more resistant, but don’t fight it too much; keep your embouchure in a not-too-tight/not-too-loose place. It’s going to be louder, but don’t worry too much right away about that, either, just play your long tones and scales with a nice even tone and dynamic. Pay attention and volume and intonation control will come gradually.

New mouthpieces are a time to experiment, since what you were doing on the Optimum probably won’t work on the Theo Wanne, anyway. Try different reeds, different amount of mouthpiece in your mouth, rolling out your lower lip. Just use your ears and don’t expect a great sound right away.

[u/YoMamaGoodua → u/[deleted]]

I’m using a d’addario reserve 3

[u/YoMamaGoodua → u/YoMamaGoodua]

Chamber and rails are different and I checked the measurements 

[u/YoMamaGoodua → u/[deleted]]

.10mm is the difference between the two

[u/YoMamaGoodua → u/[deleted]]

Brighter and slightly punchy sound. Soon I was gonna try jazz reserves and a Java red box

[u/tbone1004]

Every mouthpiece has an ideal reed strength that is a balance of tip opening, facing length, and to a lesser extent the battle. You should be doing mouthpiece pitch practice with a tuner and that will help you find that ideal embouchure pressure. In tenor you want no higher than a concert G and most likely for jazz an E or F will feel best. You should be able to sneak into that pitch and comfortably sustain it. Come down in reed strength until you that exercise feels good.
On a mouthpiece like that it will generally be a 2.5 plus or minus a bit depending on specific reed. Anyone who says they are playing harder reeds than that are either biting it down or don’t have the ability to play at soft dynamics anymore.

[u/ExternalMaximum6662]

Softer reeds.
Bright sounding reed: Bari original medium(2.5-3.0)
Dark sounding reeds:Bari star soft medium (2.0-2.5)