I am using my school's Saxiphone, and i dont want to use it without disenfecting the mouthpiece. how can i do

Question

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Answer 1

1st Saxophone is spelled without an i. Second. Listerene works well. Recommend get another mouthpiece.

Answer 2

Do NOT boil this, or soak it in Clorox solutions, Listerine, or any other junk. You might just ruin it mouthpiece; the part that the redd lies on has to be PERFECTLY flat with no pits of bumps. There is a solution called Sterisol, which is MADE for this. You dilute it (I make it a little stronger) and soak the mouthpiece in it. You can get a soft round brush, like a baby bottle brush by smaller, and gently scrub it out, too.

However, your best bet is as many have said - ask your band director for the best kind of mouthpiece for YOU that works well with this sax - and buy your own. No, they are not cheap - but neither is a throat or mouth infection. And you can resell the mouthpiece if you need to - someone else will then disinfect it, etc.

Answer 3

Definitely buy your own mouthpiece as soon as you can afford it. Spit also runs down the instrument while playing it, so you will need to clean it regularly(keep it smelling fresh and clean). To research that just type in saxophone on Google and hit the "saxophone cleaning" line that pops up: wikiHow is a good starting place, you might have fun checking out a forum also.


Tips for learning the saxophone.
The most effective way to become proficient with the mechanics of playing the notes is to get a finger chart for your instrument that shows all the notes that your sax can play then blow each note at least once a day. When you can play all the notes the sax is capable of playing from highest to lowest and back in half steps (like C,C-,D,D-,E,E- an so on) and back in 1/8 time notes you are going to be having some fun. That half step scale is called a chromatic scale. I still can remember how impressed I was with my friend, John W, when he came in the second day of band and blew the lowest note our alto's could manage. It is a cool low rumble. Good luck and have fun. Remember band players are the best kissers they know how to make music with there lips.

Answer 4

Buying a new mouth piece is a good idea, but, sometimes certain sax's sound better with the mouthpiece it came with. If you buy a new one, check into another just like the one it came with. However, disinfecting is as easy as getting some cleaning spray and wiping it down. Plus there are some cleaning tools you can buy at a good music store. That will get the dried saliva off of it. Never soak it in anything. It will be fine, just make sure you are not using old reeds and get new cork grease..EW. lol

I played the alto sax from 4th grade up until I graduated. I loved it! Thats how I know what im talking about.

Answer 5

If you are using Alto or Tenor then just rent a used one but if your playing Bari. Sax then i see what you mean . If you dont want to get germs try using clothes or disenfecting spray for instruments . But if you still dontwant to do that just switch to another instrument . Or you could buy your own mouthpiece .

Answer 6

I would not recommend using any type of alcohol to clean the mouthpiece. Some types of plastics will actually "melt" when exposed to alcohol (including "plastic" clarinets!). I would recommend going to your local music store and picking up some mouthpiece cleaner. Also, you may want a swab to clean out the sax neck.

Brandi
www.themusicbox.biz

Answer 7

I'd say soak it in a solution of Clorox beach not too strong, then wash it good and rinse it good.
But if you can afford it get another mouth piece to be on the safe side. or investigate renting a sax from a music store to use. A lot of them have set up where if you decide to buy your own all the money you have paid in rent on the rental sax. will got to the purchase of a new one.

Answer 8

My daughter plays the saxophone in highshcool and she uses
Bach 1800B Mouthpiece Spray. Just spray on the mouthpice without the reed on. Also, your reed needs to come off when you are not using your saxophone. You can get the spray and a reedcarrier on Musican's Friend. Sometimes you can by your reeds cheaper on-line.
Hope this helps

Answer 9

Boil some water on the stove, drop the mouthpiece in and let it boil for at least 2 minutes.
That will sterilize it.

Answer 10

Put it in a pot of boiling water over a stove for 10 minutes and before you use it dip it in some mouthwash. Because you never know where that mouth piece has been.. you have heard the expression...blow it out your a s s...