I
learned many years ago that the horn needs to warm up to
the body temperature of the player as much as the player
feels he is warming up his embouchure and fingers. It's
also the warm air and moisture being blown into the horn
that softens the pads further for a good seal and easy
blow. Also the warm air affects the brass allowing it to
vibrate more freely. So after we blow for a few minutes
we feel we've warmed up, when infact the horn has warmed
up to our body temperature also.
Use
a nice clean cloth to seal in the warm air.
The
cloth should be large enough to seal the bell opening
without covering the low B and Bb Tone holes.
Next
blow warm air thru the mouthpiece and neck.
Feel
the warm heated sax neck attached to the horn while
blowing warm air Into the horn.
Continue
blowing warm air into the horn while fingering (opening
and closing) all pads quickly.
Rub
hands together then put warm hands on bell and bottom of sax
so those areas get nice and warm for good freely vibrating low
notes. Moving the hands helps cover more area
Remove
the cloth, your Brass Saxophone is now fully warmed up evenly
and vibrating with good frequency. For quick warm-up, use
cloth, close pads and blow warm air into the horn and hold
bell and bottom.
