Hi, this is my debut message (from Perth W. Australia). I have been learning alto for a couple of years using a relatively cheap selmer III knock-off made...
Peter Nicholls
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May 1, 2005 3:13 pm
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Hiya Peter, I started out 4 years ago on an Earlham Pro II alto sax.........as student saxes go...I have no complaints, it was perfectly playable and a very...
Hi dave, Billiant!!! I had no idea how to make one, but the wife wasted no time in learning. Great idea and the local streets will be safe to walk again. Many...
Had my first lesson last friday and cant believe how quickly the time went. As well as doing longtones/scales etc in my daily practice I have also been...
Hi Peter, I have a similar tale to Carry's. I started with a cheap Alto from Ebay, very quickly became hooked on playing sax and (probably before I could...
Hi Peter, although I was very disappointed on playing my first professional series sax, this was purely at my own playing ability. I found an instant...
I have a Buescher tenor that I bought 2nd hand in London. How do you know if it is a pro sax or not. Not that it matters at the minute :-) Padraig. [Non-text...
I have some Madness .mp3 files. If anybody wants them I can send them or point you to where I got them. Padraig. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I have a Buescher 400 in it's original condition, i.e. it still has snap in pads and Norton springs, this is one of the first horns I ever bought, I still play...
Hi Padraig Point me in the general direction of those madness mp3's lol. I have just joined the group. I have an Elkhart Alto and Tenor. I am learning both of...
I wholeheartedly endorse David's opinion: old Beuschers are GREAT horns, along with Conns. I play almost all Conns but when it came time for an Alto I went...
If you have one of the older Buescher's from before the Selmer buyout in the early 60's then you probably have a professional model (such as the Top Hat & Cane...
Now, you have lost me again. What is an older mouth piece? I have a Super Tone Mastermetal piece with a 6 on it. I have just been brave enough to go from a 1...
I think this means me: by older mouthpiece I meant an Excavated Chamber. such as a Beuscher or a Conn Eagle; a piece with No humples in the chamber. When Sax...
Hi Folks I have acquired over the years some sheet music that has no soloist part, just the piano score with the solo in small print. As I am not getting any...
Hi There used to be a shareware program called Mozart that could be downloaded for free. You are supposed to pay if you keep it but it was not that expensive....
Hi there....I think noteworthy composer have a free version to download. Steve. ... No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. ...
I use three different pieces of free software one of which is aimed at midi devices: Finale Notepad, Vivaldi Scan, and Sound Studio II. Use a search engine to...
Hi Martin, thanks for your advice, have just downloaded Finale notepad and had a quick look (decorating is calling) it looks exactly what I was looking for....
i played my first tenor solo last night at practice ( evergreen)my timing was slightly out because i was nervous. so i dont know if it has given me more...
Hi Bobby Well done. It's good enough that you want to talk about it - that's the first indication that you did ok. You'll probably go up and down with regard...
Hi Booby i too am learning with aspirations and target to perform my own solo. thanks for a little bit " I Can do It" morale. look forwrad to hearin gmore of...
Hi All My name is Nancy I got my first sax at christmas Tenor and got to play a solo an old song Cry me a river. There are lotsa of things now to teach...
hi nancy can you reveal the name and labels o fthe CDs and DVD/Video ? thanks a wannabe! ... Hi All My name is Nancy I got my first sax at christmas Tenor and...
Hi Winf There are so many it depends on what you want to learn My Cd and book are called Classic Blues I got it off the net at www.musicsales.com. My video I...
Gongrats Bobby That is the first hurdle over with. You didn't mention if you improvised or played something you memorised or were reading from music. Best way...
