Assembly
5. Attach the reed onto the mouthpiece. First, place the reed so that the tip of the mouthpiece is seen over the end of the reed then tighten the ligature screws (two screws) to secure the reed.
Reed
Ligature
Screws
6.Place the strap around your neck then hook the strap onto the strap ring on the instru- ment.
7. While holding the instrument, adjust the mouthpiece position and strap length.
●Tuning the Instrument
Tuning is accomplished by adjusting the position of the mouthpiece on the neck. Since air temperature or the temperature of the instrument will have an effect on tuning, the instrument should be warmed up beforehand by blowing into it.
Play a tuning note —
•If the pitch is high, pull the mouth- piece slightly off of the neck.
•If the pitch is low, push the mouth- piece a little further onto the neck.
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