BariSax37
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Tone During SpringIs it normal that every Summer, Winter, and Fall I sound great but every spring I sound like crap? If this is normal can somebody explain to me why?
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JPSaxMan
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Umm...I can think of something but it's nothing sax related...or appropriate to say in public  ...that was mean. I honestly don't know. I know I like to practice outside in the spring and talk about trying to strive for a constant tone outside!
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toktok
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I think it has something to do with the temperature and the relative humidity in the room. You do realise that metals do change, expand and shrink. SO that could be a problem, where i live temps go from 90 in summer to -5 in winter. I haven't really seen or heard a difference, but the humidity doesn't realy change. I am no tech, but that is what i would see.
Or maybe you have a slight allergy in spring. And unbenost to you your throat or lungs are changing ever so slightly...
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JPSaxMan
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I don't mean to shoot you down toktok, but I have major sinus and allergies (which spell out congestion problems) but my tone is the same year round.
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toktok
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hey i was just trying to find some kind of reasoning... i don't even know where he lives... for all i know the temp is the same the whole year. But i do know that your sax will change tone depending on the temp and humidity.
no your not shooting me down.
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jules
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something astrological ? 
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Thomas
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I find that my tone stays the same during the course of the year, as long as I have a good reed, and I've been practicing consistently. Where do you live, BariSax? Perhaps it it your equipment that is giving you trouble during the spring.
Where I live, the temperatures regularly fluctuate more than 80 C during the year. In the winter, it gets very cold and dry, with temperatures having gone as low as -40 C; in the summer, it is usually very warm and mildly humid, and with temperatures having gone as high as 40 C.
I find that the temperatures in my region during the summer are perfect for a saxophone player; the temperature outdoors is the same as the temperature indoors, and my reeds much last longer and respond much easier, due to the moderate level of humidity present. I find that I go through reeds much faster in the winter, as they usually only last about a week; however, in the summer, they can last more than twice as long.
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BariSax37
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I live in michigan, where the weathers as unpridectiable as it can be.
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JazZz
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my band had a recent trip to Orlando FL. for a competition thing and while we where down there we all noticed that something down there was helping us play amazing. We weren't sure if it was the hummidity, but I was hitting all my ranges, and it was the same with everyone.
Just my two cents on how weather affects horns
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Tully
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| JazZz wrote: | | my band had a recent trip to Orlando FL. |
Same! When were you there? We competed on April 8th.
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GAS_Wyoming
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The constant humidity of Florida is one BIG factor in how a horn plays. All the pads are sealing well under those conditions. It's really noticable that horns don't seal well. Humidity averages somewhere around 40%. My trio was playing on Tuesday evening during a thunderstorm and we all noticed an improvement in how we sounded about 1/2 hour after the storm started.
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JPSaxMan
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Wow...so all I have to do is play the "Rain Dance" and get a storm, then I'll sound better? Dang...I will definitely remember that :p
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