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...        b) Pads : pads are round coushins, that fill the interior cup of the keys, and they perform the same job that the tips of our fingers do when we play a wooden flute,...
...ake a closer look at some of the decor - including 2 saxophones hung on the wall. One was junk, missing keys, and a no-name brand at that, 'Doriot'; the other was a silver plated The Buescher, Elkhart...
...a Jupiter deluxe tenor. My left fingers are distorted because of arthritis . In order to clear the palm keys on the altos I had to raise the B and A . keys with corks. Higher on the Jupiter alto becau...
... plate, etc? A piece of clear plastice just doesn't seem to fit with the vintage of this horn. The side keys, both sets of pinky keys and palm keys are heavily silder plated. THis seems to be a very n...
...its previous owners...99.5% lacquer intact , with only a couple of very minor spots on some of the side keys. It has a new case . Can anyone tell me what I should ask for this sax ? We deal mostly in ...
...on is this: will removing, or loosening, the rod enough to do this mess up the adjustment of some other keys? In other words, is this a simple thing to do or am I opening up Pandora's box and should I...
... heard people talk of stiff keywork I didn't think it applied to my alto. I thought the response of the keys was good. But the Yamaha has completely effortless keywork, and it's a student model! I'm r...
... low B pads do not close completely, allowing minute leaks. If I depress the low A key really hard, the keys close, and also if I depress the low Bb key while fingering the low A, the B and Bb pads wi...
...pper and lower stack pivot rods, is very gel-like in consistency. I found that this gooey lube made the keys drag too much. I disassembled the horn entirely and removed all of it, choosing to use conv...
...orn? How does it differ from the YAS-62 'professional' horn? I know the 62 actually has more adjustable keys than the custom (that's ironic!). But how differently do the two horns play? Incidently, ...
DIGGING YOUR SCENE-BLOW MONKEYS ? TENOR Thanks John L
...ith gold-lacquer inside the bell. With a little polishing, the front of the bell would be mirrored. The keys appear to be nickel plated with Mother of Pearl or plastic inlay finger rests. Serial #52xx...
...mething to lessen this problem a little (aside from doing tone exercises.) I put noyeks in the Eb and C keys and now I have to compensate for this note A LOT LESS......
...me with the instrument. In my search for answers I have come across the following suggestions: 1) leaky keys in the upper body (I have tried all other keys by pressing them closed or making sure they ...
...foot 6 inch). When my embouchure is in proper position, my right small finger just barely reach to Eb-C keys. I used to play Selmer Mark VI baritone 20 years ago in college band and I was able to play...
... rash of high-serial number 'Chu' altos being sold on eBay as 'Transitional'. These are with split bell keys and nailfile, and no underslung neck. As far as I can tell the only 'transitional' featur...
...o have gone down hill quite a bit lately with my daily playing. The neck cork is worn and the left hand keys seem a bit out of whack. The horn has What should a basic tuneup cost? Should I expect ...
...of the pads are getting definitely sticky and one or two take a little time to open after releasing the keys. I have not seen any advice about this is the books that I have so I wiped them over with v...
...really was - ok, ok stop laughing, I was desperate.) Anyway, after systematically stopping down all the keys, a tiny, small, insignificant seeming ray of light shined almost directly in my eye. It see...
...ght a brand new Yanigasawa Soprano S991. I cannot seem to consistently get the high D, Eb, E and F palm keys to sound. I have played alto for several years, and I have no problem with getting these on...
...ney for a pro horn. It needs the following done to it (that i know of) - new pads on the side left hand keys. (almost totally worn off) -sticky G# (but that happens on all of 'em) -some cork pieces mi...
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