The blade I was using is brand new. I know you want to tighten the blade to get a "c" note sound...in all honesty I have no idea what a "c" note sounds like...lol. With the new FD blades, they cut real well unlike the Bosch ones where I had to "push" the wood, now I guide it more. Perhaps it was a bit loose and I'll try tightening it more and seeing how that goes. Thanks for the input, i'll give er a whirl!
And to Becky, the wood is actually 5/8". I just double checked. I tend to lean towards the smaller blades as their easier to control. The particular piece im working on has a good amount of hearts, 100+ to be exact, all somewhat small, but I am new to the hobby so maybe a bigger blade will help. I do have some #5's and #7's on hand.