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...on't eat and drink you'll have no energy to blow! Plasticover or synthetic reeds are one solution for that problem, but... I really don't like the sound they produce... too sharp and rispy.   ...
...xophone that i have been trying to play altissimo on. i can not get any of these notes to sound. i have no problem getting them on my yas 62 alto sax. i read that some saxs want produce altissimo. is ...
...some scratches and a minor ding, but nothing terrible. Would need an overhaul and tune, but I don't have a problem with that. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!...
...use of my fingers I have difficulty reaching the low B flat key. On the Jupiter tenor I don't have these problems and since I cant conveniently try a Keilwerth tenor I am thinking that all tenors ma...
...laying (badly at the moment but hey, practice practice practice :) ) on the normal register I don't have a problem until I try to get a low Csharp, C, B and Bflat. They sound awful. They either come...
...ums, you don loose as much to depreciation of value (as compared to getting a NEW 'low end' drum kit). The problem is, I don't know what Sax would be a good player and a good one to hold its value....
...something great, just something playable and reliable. No half-tone flat notes and all that. The biggest problem is finding feedback from reliable people (read, not giddy parents) on some off brands...
...eans the chest is dented in a little just over the sternum, or where the diaphragm muscle sits.) This is a problem because I can't expand my chest enough to get sufficient air pressure. Does anyone ha...
... bought the instrument last month. I use it for the study of classical music. I have been having lots of problems with having an airy tone. It has diminished my tone quality tremendously. I feel tha...
... time and have rented a 'century' alto, this is a Taiwanese copy of a Selmer mark VI. I am having a lot of problems playing high 'D' try as I may I am not able to come up with a sound other than a squ...
...ayer. I have a Heritage student alto (not rich enough for a better horn) and a selmer c* mouthpiece. The problem is that the mouthpiece is about 10 years old, and has not travelled well. It smells a...
...rd mouthpiece and a selmer C I am using Jazz Rico 2s reed I have tried other reeds and still have the same problem which is When playing in the upper register quietly I can hear a faint sound coming f...
Hi - I have bought an old Martin Handcraft Baritone sax (1920-30), and had it fully restored (including dismantling & straightening) by a professional reparier. I am only a beginner (2-3 years alt
Beware of Taiwanese baritones bearing the brand names 'Prestini', Buescher BU - 6 or Jeane Baptiste (Sam Ash store label) because some of them may have been built to an incorrect measurement that rend
...rd and after a couple of minutes playing it works up so there is a gap of a couple of millimeters. Is this problem one that is repairable (Im worried since Ive already had the horn back in once and it...
...on my tenors: Love the sound, love the control, but in a big-band section work I'm having some real tuning problems, playing sharp, in the upper register... let's say above the top line of the stave. ...
...apidly waterlog and I'm wondering if there is some sort of better preparation I can utilize to defeat this problem. I have heard of (and indeed tried) smoothing out the face of the reed, but I'm not s...
... rest of the horn flat! I checked the horn, thinking that perhaps a key was playing up but could find no problems. That left the finger of suspicion pointing at the reed - so I changed it. Problem s...
...d I have a gig tomorrow. Is there any simple adjustment that can be made to low A mechanism to remedy this problem? Thanks....
... as a result. The last thing and maybe the most important, was how I eliminated the nagging pad sticking problem I'd had. After trying every kind of remedy all of which failed, I finally decided to ...
Hi all, I currently play alto sax. I am looking to start Soprano. The only problem is I have a VERY limited budget. Which Soprano would you suggest for my situation (model and price), I don't care wha
My new Selmer Series III tenor sax has developed a puzzling problem which I am quite sure was not always there. All the notes second G and below are well in tune. On all the notes starting with A ab
Hi Everyone....I have what may be a rather odd problem. I've been playing tenor and alto sax for a few years now and last week I got a brand new bari sax to start playing.....but OH MY is it heavy ...
...n't know) but if I switch to a regular music ed. I only get to take half-hour lessons, which might help my problem of not always feeling prepared. Your imput is much appreciated. Sincerely, Davi...
So I've done something 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...
...ped and wavy along the tip... Does that mean their time has come? Or should I be listening for odd sounds? Problem with that is that I don't know if it's the reed or me! Ta, Dave Brooks...
I play a SA80 Mk1 alto, and have always had problems getting a solid sound below Eb. After a thorough overhaul by the great Willie Garnett (in the course of which he had to push out a dent around the
I just purchased a brand new Yanagisawa A-9930 and have been having problems sustaining high G without a growl. I am using a Yanagisawa #5 mouthpiece which came with the instrument. In my search for a
I have some guitar playing friends sending original songs via mp3s over the internet. I have had problems playing anything close to what they are envisioning with my alto and bari saxes. I read music
...e to play over a minor chord vamp. Do you know of such exercises, I'd spring for a book containing them no problem. (It occurs to me that I could ask the guitar player which exercises he does, but ......
...s and I am enjoying it very much I practise about 1 hour a day and have been having lessons once a week My problem is I have developed pain in my thumbs particularly in the left hand is this a common ...
I am selling my Selmer MKVI Alto. This is a wonderful horn. It is a mid-60's model. The only problem with this horn is the neck serial number does not match, and there have been some repaired dents on
...octave key rod, so the octave vent on the neck is open all the time without pressing the octave key. Other problem is that the Eb key guard was deformed and the key cannot be opened. These are the pro...
... 25 years I've had the old alto Zephyr re-padded and am trying to develop an embouchure again. The other problem is transporting myself and the horn to the old hometown, by air. I've read old messag...
... really tight (and so is the rest of the band), I'd like to hear him play it. Everyone else would too. The problem is, we couldn't fit a bass sax in the door, much less find one. Also, we ain't got no...
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