My favorite part was the mouthpiece. I have four strathon adjustatone mouthpieces. They are great mouthpieces, but they are all different. I have three tenor 8 star mouthpieces and each one plays differently. One is darker sounding the other has a larger tip opening, and i noticed the sliding baffles are different sizes. You can see the difference s by eye and they're all the same size. Yes, you can adjust the tone and power with the slide. However, each mouthpiece has a different sweet spot for the best tone. I used to play metal mouthpieces on tenor and one thing i noticed is the transition to hard rubber was easy because the strathons are shaped like a metal mouthpiece instead of a hard rubber piece. I've noticed through many years of hearing people play them like Tom Scott and people playing in the band Tower Of Power, the tenor players all had a good sound. I believe that setting the baffle to your best sound and the design along with really good german hard rubber makes for a great combination. Your sound on those two horns was great. Thanks for the comparison.
they both sound fine. The buffet sounded more stable with intonation, from what I could tell. The selmer sounded fine in tune, just thought you had less need to control the buffet
Hey Andrew how you doing this is Ken Falls and Atlanta. I like the sound of the buffet 400 it has a nice thick sound. The summer seemed a little lighter but I could tell by the way your hands were moving on the keys it like the 411 better than the 400. I would probably shoot for the 411 because I have a fat sound in myself by the mouthpiece that I'm using. I would shoot for the 411 because of the ergonomics of the horn I'll probably give you a call Monday
My favorite part was the mouthpiece. I have four strathon adjustatone mouthpieces. They are great mouthpieces, but they are all different. I have three tenor 8 star mouthpieces and each one plays differently. One is darker sounding the other has a larger tip opening, and i noticed the sliding baffles are different sizes. You can see the difference s by eye and they're all the same size. Yes, you can adjust the tone and power with the slide. However, each mouthpiece has a different sweet spot for the best tone. I used to play metal mouthpieces on tenor and one thing i noticed is the transition to hard rubber was easy because the strathons are shaped like a metal mouthpiece instead of a hard rubber piece. I've noticed through many years of hearing people play them like Tom Scott and people playing in the band Tower Of Power, the tenor players all had a good sound. I believe that setting the baffle to your best sound and the design along with really good german hard rubber makes for a great combination. Your sound on those two horns was great. Thanks for the comparison.
they both sound fine. The buffet sounded more stable with intonation, from what I could tell. The selmer sounded fine in tune, just thought you had less need to control the buffet
Hey Andrew how you doing this is Ken Falls and Atlanta. I like the sound of the buffet 400 it has a nice thick sound. The summer seemed a little lighter but I could tell by the way your hands were moving on the keys it like the 411 better than the 400. I would probably shoot for the 411 because I have a fat sound in myself by the mouthpiece that I'm using. I would shoot for the 411 because of the ergonomics of the horn I'll probably give you a call Monday
I'm learning Tenor on the Buffet 400, do you think that it's offputtingly heavy in your hands?
The buffet had a thicker and richer sound the 411 was much brighter