Yas-23 mouthpiece

[Gene]

I need a pro mouthpiece for a yas-23 I play a 4c now with a good tone but would like to improve the quality of tone and be flexable especially low notes ,I play the blues a lot and try to simulate a tenor by playing the low end alot any suggestions? Also is it possible to play above high f on this model?

[colibri]

Also is it possible to play above high f on this model?
You can play high F, and some F's a couple of octaves higher. The question is, can you play higher? Same with low notes. Getting another mouthpiece won't cure the lack of control with your instrument. Perhaps you would want to try some other reeds with your 4C before investing in a "pro" mouthpiece.

By the way, most mouthpieces you see in music stores are junk.

[Gene]

Sorry I ment higher than altisimo f and what would the fingerings be

[Nefertiti]

I would try a Morgan piece if I were you. Can't go wrong.

[Gene]

Hoping to get people with yas-23"s experience especially some serious players or weekend blues players advice on mothpiece selection

[saxmasta89]

i used to play YAS-23.
altissimo notes can happen, but they were hard for me.
beginner horns aren't really made for altissimo, but here are a couple of notes....
F#-front F fingering plus sideBb.
G-front f key +side Bb and rh F.
A-23,,,or 23-123

[madsax]

beginner horns aren't really made for altissimo

I disagree. There are some beginner saxes out there that will pop out altissimo notes as well as any pro sax. Its usually not the sax...its the player.

[GaryLee]

I have a YAS-23 that I double on occasionally. I use a Vandoren V16 piece which lets me get a Desmond, tenor like sound but can really pop out when I want it to. I can play the full range of the easily at any volume.
I do not have a lot of experience with the altissimo range but when I have tried to get F# and G on my SA80-II tenor the notes come right out. Not so on the YAS. Could be me or the horn. Hard to tell since alto is not my primary.
Of course the Vandoren might not produce the same results for you but I like it much better than the 4C.

[saxamaphonegirl]

i played a yas-23 all through high school and i still own it (poor thing).
i used a slemer goldentone, and a premiere by hite. both nice and in a good price range. for that price you can have them as emergency back ups.

you can buy the most expensive mouthpiece you want, but if your sax has a leak, your in for lots o' trouble.

the yas-23s are good sturdy horns. i've seen one hit by a car and survive(that was intersting).

[Vortex]

saxamaphonegirl - Hah, try never swabbing one out, leaving it out in a few rainstorms, tossing it around a few times, dropping it on a couple hard floors, and expecting it to still be a moderately good horn with only some leaks. But eewwwwwwww the smell....

On a side-note, I really think this post is in the wrong forum.

[silverghost]

I've played on a '23 for 6 years (it was my first horn, aww) and once I started altissimo I could pop them out pretty well, it really depends on the player...

[wianno]

Gene,

I learned as an adult on a YAS-23 and keep it as a back up to my vintage True Tone. On the 23 I'm using a Morgan 3C mpc. With the help of the right reeds (for you: I use Superial DC’s and Classiques), it's rounded chamber will help you get what you want at the low end yet doesn't prevent brilliancy in the upper octave. But to save money, you might consider the Yamaha Custom 4C, which is rubber and should sound better than your plastic mpc, or one of the fine Runyon models that so many people praise on SOTW Forum.

I have no trouble reaching high F/F# with the front keys on my 23 (somebody already mentioned fingering.) However, the pads at the top of the stack have to be in good shape and the linkage that opens the side F has to be set correctly for them to work properly. And your embouchure has to be ready too.

JD