Acoustics of the saxophone

Bb saxophone

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Impedance

Fingering
a key depressed
a key not depressed
a hole covered
a hole uncovered
a part of the mechanism that is not normally touched
Details in fingering legend.

Acoustic schematic
a closed tone hole
an open tone hole

Non-specialist introduction to acoustic impedance
Non-specialist introduction to saxophone acoustics

Notes are the written pitch.
Frequencies are the sounding frequency, for Bb saxophone.
Unless otherwise stated, the impedance spectrum is for a Bb saxophone.


Impedance spectrum of a Bb saxophone measured using fingering for the multiphonic D4, D5, Bb5, Eb6 .This multiphonic operates at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th peaks.

For more explanation, see Introduction to saxophone acoustics


Fingering legend
How were these results obtained?

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