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... sax players along the several years that we've been living with those fragile and temperamental musical instruments: CON'S :   1 • To achieve the sucessful results I've talked...
...o become a saxophonist be aware of the pros and cons of that marvellous, unique but also diabolic musical instrument. Looking at it by a positive and optimistic perspective, let's begin with the: ...
...class I had with Dizzy Gillespie I don't think he picked up his horn the entire time. He just played a rhythm instrument from Africa. Rhythm is everything. I listened to a great classical concert this...
...he creator Brian Wittman Wow. what an artist. I'm inspired. I love seeing artists at work, and playing the instrument afterwards becomes all the more wonderful. ...
How cool is it to have a musical instrument named after you? Adolphe Sax that invented the first Saxophone was a Belgian manufacturer and he first showed it to the world at the 1841 Brussel
...fferent like just how they make the sax sound in differnet parts. Also 1 more thing hehe Does anyone know the instrumentation of that song like, vocal,sax,keyboard? or what instruments they are using....
...ifference? There can't be much to it, as its a fairly simple component.... 1)Matching the bore taper of the instrument correctly, 2)octave hole/vent tube placement/size/length, 3)material Anyone d...
...'m convinced that so much of a saxophone's sound is determined in the neck as opposed to the remainder of the instrument. Of course the mouthpiece reed and the human holding it are huge factors, but i...
... I'd also be interested in some more 'horror stories' about things that have gone horribly wrong with cheap instruments. I've found a handful of reports saying things like 'stay away from Chinese in...
...ren Traditional reed on a Rascher mouthpiece. I have an alto Buescher Aristocrat saxophone. I just bought the instrument last month. I use it for the study of classical music. I have been having lot...
... listen to it so many times that you can actually sing along with the record, and only then do you go to your instrument and try to pick out the solo. I think that makes a lot of sense because if you ...
...ince I bought it in 1960 It was silver plated back in 1972 or so. It was done by a company that bought out an instrument overhall company that was located in Nogales Ariz. I have used this horn daily ...
...t players. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1440265547 and if you like really strange instruments check out his multi-bell multi-reed horn from Germany ca. 1950's http://cgi.eb...
... when I leave it open I cannot. The flute plays pretty well...I brought it to my sax teacher today (whos main instrument is flute) & he said the lower end of the flute is kind of shabby, but decent en...
... vibrations that are happening in your air chamber (lungs, throat, mouth) and those that are happening in the instrument. Of course they influence each other, through the reed. John C....
... the market for a new mouthpiece, a bit earlier than I would have hoped (in terms of regaining a feel for the instrument). I liked the C*, but I haven't really ever tried anything else besides the mou...
...at similarly to an Alto some notes are duff and need teasing out to keep them sweet is this the player or the instrument. I swab it regularly as it doesnt put up whith much moisture before these notes...
...could provide on what a good alto saxaphone would be for a 5th grade girl who has recently begun learning the instrument. I was told by her band directer that an intermediate sax is best. What brands/...
...n was very nice and the sound quality was also nice. When shopping for any horn, be sure to not only test the instrument for a true scale but also for the correct relative pitch. To do so the only fai...
Hello all, Does anyone know about the quality of these instruments? Right now, the price on WW and BW is a little over $2000. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Tom Fadden
...e anything. I imagine that many of the newer 'marketers' of saxophones are not fabricating, but rather buying instruments made either to their specifications or simply buying stencil saxes. Nothing ...
... Sax player left. A friend had a Yanagisawa tenor laying around and gave it to me so I decided to take up the instrument, if only to help out playing heads. I've got the fingerings down and what my fr...
...fferent like just how they make the sax sound in differnet parts. Also 1 more thing hehe Does anyone know the instrumentation of that song like, vocal,sax,keyboard? or what instruments they are using....
...table to see what opinions exist over snap in pads. The original set has lasted over 50 years, and I love the instrument. I don't want to change the tone. I'm tempted to repad with snap in's, since ...
...ary school band! Long story short, we walked out with a brand new Yamaha Alto Saxophone! I know NOTHING about instruments! Is this a quality Sax? Is (was) it the best choice for a beginner? Last but n...
...gers (middle finger is about 3.25 inches) with a maximum handspan of about 8.5 inches, I have never played an instrument (properly) in my life but I love listening to sax and would love to play one, p...
...g. Is it OK just to dry it with pull through and pad-saver and dry the mouthpiece and reed and then leave the instrument on its stand ready for the next day? Or should I put it away dismantled in its ...
... UK? I'm also thinking of buying a Baritone if all goes well. Any recommendations of dealers of second-hand instruments?...
...e thing: The stench of tobacco smoke (I suspect from the shop's proprietor) thoroughly permeates the case and instrument. I plan to keep the horn for a year while I scrape together nickles and dimes...
I'm writing a tenor sax part for my jazz band, but don't know what the range of the instrument is. Can anyone tell me what it is, based on the piano keyboard or, better yet, the guitar fretboard? Mayb
... high F# please? Would there be anyone out there who would know the fingering for the octave above which the instrument is built to play? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers, Adrian...
...ds 'Multiple Woodwind Performance' where I take hour long lessons on sax and later I have to take 2nd and 3rd instrument 1/2 hour lessons. So right now I'm taking hour long sax lessons. Recently, I've...
Is a Yanagisawa a Yani? Are they the same thing? And is the Yanagisawa considered a real 'professional' instrument?
Hi everyone, Any one knows what a SML tenor sr#26.461 would go for? Further more...any comments on this instrument? Thanks,
...thinking of taking up the flute. Are there any doublers out there who can recommend a good intermediate level instrument? The Yamaha 300 series looks to me like a good starting point. Are there any fl...
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