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Any one have tried Beechler Bellite Alto Sax monthpiece? I bought it about more than 1 year, but I'm still struggle for handle this MP. It's really hard to...
Hi folks - A few weeks on from my "Fibracell / Bari" post, when I asked for some opinions on plastic / plastic coated reeds, here's an update ! Went down to my...
Tom, haven't heard the track, but high C- D to low D.... and it sounds like the octave key is held open.... is almost definitely an "embouchere" thing. Try...
Just out of interest - what sax did everyone here start on ? Me ? a very nasty Berg Larsen tenor (yes, they made saxes as well as reeds) in about 1977. It...
Hi Dave . thankyou for your advise , I will let you know how i get on. regards Tom. ... Tom, haven't heard the track, but high C- D to low D.... and it sounds...
I bought an unnamed tenor from ebay for £230, started with a tutor and found that the top octave hole wouldn't seal properly (plus other things). I put it...
My experience is almost the same as Martin's. Bought a cheap (about £300) Alto from Ebay on a whim. Had my first lesson about two days later and was hooked on...
Hi all I got my teacher before I got my sax. Before my first lesson when Slim confirmed he could fit me into his schedule, he advised me to get a Yamaha 275 (I...
Hiya Dougie - actually, I *did* start 30 years ago (when I was 10) - and it's not been enough. ;-) A lot of folks are starting on eBay saxes nowadays. My wife...
This may be interesting to a few folks out there. Yamaha recently released it's "silent brass" system - a suite of mutes and effects units for brass...
Hi all. i started off with a horrible rental Elkhardt alto from my local music shop, which cost £way too much per month. Then I sent it back and my hubby...
Hi . so is it harder to play tenor, and could i ask why? thanks Tom. ... Hi all. i started off with a horrible rental Elkhardt alto from my local music shop,...
Hi Tom - yes, tenor is a different fish of kettles altogether. You've got a wider reed, which is therefore more difficult to control, a larger column of air,...
For those intermediate players amongst us, just uploaded the sheet music to the photo gallery. Have fun - and practice the b flat to b rolls ! Dave ;-)...
PS Come to think of it, there's a low A in there, so you're better off playing the first phrase in a higher octave..... or on a baritone. ;-) So much for...
thankyou dave.i do understand what you said. regards Tom. ... Hi Tom - yes, tenor is a different fish of kettles altogether. You've got a wider reed, which is...
... Have some sympathy for me - I swap between Alto and Tenor with our band, about 16 numbers more or less evenly split. In the middle of all that I play ONE...
Hi Dougie . and thanks it must be hard for you but what i would give to be able to play like that .But iv only been playing for 6 months and i find it hard ...
Tom, don't be misled - I have only been playing for 2 years. Sounds to me like you are doing it just right - regular practice, lessons. You'll be amazed at how...
Hmmm, all this discussion of starter Sax's has me thinking... someone said they started with an Elkhart and wasn't too keen on it. I have been playing now for...
Hi all, someone mentioned a few weeks ago the RNCM festival of wind, on Sunday 6th November....and they were wondering if anyone was going? IS anyone going to...
2 drums and a cymbal fell off a cliff... Boom Boom...Tzzzzz Sorry!!! Buffplums PS Half price tickets to see the 2 Ronnies next week... really sorry don't mean...
Chris I booked today for Bob Mintzer on the Saturday evening and the Saxophone day so that's a definite. Usually, a group of Slim's pupils go and meet up ...
Hi All, Yes, I hope to go to the sax day at the RNCM with a few friends too. Don't forget to bring your horn - beginners to advanced! Keep on blowin' Slim...
Dougie, thanks again friend.regards Tom ... Tom, don't be misled - I have only been playing for 2 years. Sounds to me like you are doing it just right - ...
Hi All, More help required by a newbie. I'm having trouble getting the bottom D&C consistanly. I can play them once, but if I try and tongue the same note...
Hi Ass, Yes I will be going to the saxophone day at the RNCM. I will be with a group of Slims pupils no doubt. Be great to put some faces to names off the sax...
Hi Aimy, You will find that the lower notes are harder to get at first. Tone is usually something that comes with practice and lots of blowing! A useful...
