Re: GENERIC TONE, EMBOUCHURE,AIR, INTONATION THREAD!
Hmm... I tried switching necks between my altos a couple days ago. (My new sax's neck needed a new cork and pad, it's fixed now) And they didn't even fit in the other sax, let alone play.... They're both same brand too, One Jupiter JAS 500 series, and my new Jupiter SAS 767 Deluxe. I don't really know anything about bari's though...
But anyhow, If you're having trouble getting enough air or air support for long periods of time, my suggestion is try picking up flute on the side for a while. Get better air control, support, etc. (The difference with flute is the lack of resistance on the air flow, thus your mouth has to create reistance. It's hard.) A decent flute is pretty cheap too, as opposed to something like a tuba or bari. Also, flute fingerings are even closer to sax fingerings than clarinet's are, believe it or not.
I'm originally a flautist (started in 6th grade, I'm a sophmore now); I picked up alto about a year and a half ago for jazz band. I've only been playing a little while, and I can handle a lot of vibrato, long notes, keeping high notes in tune etc. I could probably beat out most (if not all) altos in my band for breath support... But this is all in my opinon, of course.... :)
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