Bb tenor saxophone
F4
| Acoustics of the saxophone |
Bb tenor saxophone |
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Fingering Acoustic schematic Non-specialist introduction
to acoustic impedance Notes are the written pitch. |
Observe that, unlike the curves for the notes below D#4, these curves have
only two strong harmonic peaks. The sound still has several strong odd harmonics
(particularly when played forte, as here), but apart from the first two
they are not much assisted by resonances of the bore.
For general comments about the throat register, see E4
Sound spectrum
of a Bb saxophone
played using fingering for F4.
For more explanation, see
Introduction to saxophone acoustics
You can hear F4
played.
Alternative Fingering |
Bb saxophone |
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Fingering Acoustic schematic Non-specialist introduction
to acoustic impedance Notes are the written pitch. |
You can hear XX
played with alternative fingering.
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Contact:
Joe Wolfe
/ J.Wolfe@unsw.edu.au |
a key depressed
a key not depressed
a hole covered 
a hole uncovered
a
part of the mechanism that is not normally touched 
