No, you have to attach it to the mouthpiece before you start playing.
There is the Saxophone reed and the Clarinet reed
A tenor sax. is part of the reed/wind family and part of the saxophone family (obviously)
The saxophone is a reed instrument, and as such is part of the woodwind family.
The thickest reed for a saxophone is, probably, a 5.
mouthpiece reed ligature (Holds the reed to the mouthpiece neck (the curvy part) the body (the big part)
A saxophone reed is used to put on the mouthpiece and when you blow onto the mouthpiece it causes the reed to vibrate and generate sounds. This is how the sounds are made in a saxophone.
the single reed woodwind instruments: Clarinet, Saxophone (family) the single reed woodwind instruments: clarinet, saxophone (family)
It means your reed has mold growing on it, or if you had bought it that way, it may be just part of the wood that was used to make the reed.
No. The saxophone has a specialized mouthpiece with a small wood insert called a reed. The trumpet has no reed.
A Reed.
Because it has a reed.
it can it does not have to