the reed goes to the mouthpiece on a saxophone.
the reed goes to the mouthpiece on a saxophone.
where does the reed go on a saxophone?
the mouthpiece
the mouthpiece of the tenor saxophone is very similar to that of the clarinet, an approximately wedge-shaped tube, open along one face and covered in use by a thin strip of material prepared from the stem of the giant cane ("arundo donax") commonly known as a reed. the reed is shaved to come to an extremely thin point, and is clamped over the mouthpiece by the use of a ligature. when air is blown through the mouthpiece, the reed vibrates and generates the acoustic resonances required to produce a sound from the instrument. the mouthpiece is the area of the saxophone with the greatest flexibility in shape and style, so the timbre of the instrument is primarily determined by the dimensions of its mouthpiece. the design of the mouthpiece and reed play a big role in how a saxophone sounds. classical mouthpieces generally help produce a warmer and rounder tone, while jazz mouthpieces generally help produce a brighter and edgier tone. materials used in mouthpiece construction include plastic, ebonite and various metals e.g. bronze, brass and stainless steel.
tenor saxophone
in "what if doctor doom had become the thing?" #1 (february 2005), doom befriends reed richards during their college days, and ben is left out. dropping out of college, ben joins the army. doom and reed go ahead with their experimental rocket. when the cosmic rays turn doom into a thing-like creature, he attacks reed, sending him into a gamma bomb test site, where ben is stationed. ben saves reed from the bomb's radiation, but is transformed into a hulk-like creature. calling himself "grimm", he fights and defeats doom. after reed calms him down, ben joins him in forming the fantastic four.
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