Originally posted February 25, 2004


Wherein our hero ponders leadpipes, Part the Second
A while back, in the first installment of this topic, I wrote about trying out the #3 leadpipe that came with my YSL 691. I've had it in there since Christmas, and honestly forgot that I had changed it until re-reading my earlier blog posting! It's doing everything I ask of it, lets me play louder without distortion than the #2 did, with a darker sound. I can also play softer. It took a while to get to the point where I forgot it was in there, due to the different resistance and intonation. The weirdnesses are gone, and it fits in nicely tone-wise with the usual Conn/Bach/King mixed-up sections that are the norm in the freelance scene. Think I'll stick with this setup for a while...