From: "Jonathan Ross" Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 17:45:26 -0500 Subject: Re: Cross-positioned reeds on CX-12
David asks: Is this design transparent to > the player, or does it subtly affect maintenance, repair or play? > about cross-tuned chrom reedplates.
Well, IMO, it makes a huge difference, as the length of the slide is greatly increased--I guess the technical term might be the stroke:) This affects the way in which you manipulate the slide for trills, riffs, etc. . .and this is about as basic a difference as you can get in a chrom.
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