I heard on the radio about some kind of saxophone gathering to break a record for the most saxophone players playing at the same time? Unfortunately I did not...
Hi everyone, Im new to the sax and to your site!! I have just bought a new Elkhart Black finish sax and its v nice, I can deffo recommend it! Im enjoying...
Why not try your local music shop first? You might be surprised with the prices and selection. It's always useful to build up a rapport locally. If not, try...
David Topping
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Mar 6, 2004 11:04 am
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I live near Bath - I'd be up for that! Bruce ... From: "sophie stockham" <blondyloves@...> To: <thesaxophoneclub@...> Sent: Friday, March...
I am a regular player in a Big Band in the North West. During the week I am now living and working in Leeds and I'm looking for a band where I can play or dep...
Hello, I would like to get some tips in practising extended techniques, in order to use them in a free improvisation context. I listen a lot to Evan Parker,...
I teach sax and clarinet and one of my clarinet students is swapping to saxophone. He's considering buying a Hanson tenor on the basis of their reputation with...
Hi Everyone, I have a Conn Tenor Saxphone 16M. I just wanted to find out more about it. It has the left side key pads on the bell of the horn. Also, I was...
Hi I know that a lot of you will find this site interesting: www.jazzinleeds.com www.jazzinleeds.org They have a fantastic forum where you can contact other...
Hi I hope this is not complete rubbish and that you will bear with me!! I am playing on a Meyer 7 with a rico royal 3 1/2 reed and I like the sound. I have...
Hi Diane. I have been playing for a few years with an old Selmer mouthpiece C*, this gave me quite a dark sound , but have been advised by a top repair ...
juke2@...
Apr 9, 2004 9:05 pm
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Hi All, I just bought a Xaphoon (pocket sax), just as an interim measure while saving up for an Alto sax. I'm a complete beginner and I have to say I am...
I remember starting on number 2 reeds (a Van Doren) many years ago - I've never come across a number 1 reed - it must be amazingly thin / soft. Could this be...
Hi, you will probably experience similar problems when first starting to play the sax, it takes a while to develop the correct embouchure, perseverence and...
juke2@...
May 6, 2004 8:33 am
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Hi I have a xaphoon as well as an alto and tenor sax....you wont be slated..they are great fun to play... My guess is that your reed is too soft, I would try a...
Hi I've just joined the club and also just started playing tenor again after a very long break and really enjoying it.I live in Barcelona and while it's a ...
Hi Eustace I can't offer any advice on alternatives but I've always found the John Myatt shop to be very helpful. Have a look at their website on ...
David Topping
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May 11, 2004 10:13 pm
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I started out on clarinet in grade school as a kid......a couple of years ago(Im 40)....I started playing the alto sax.....I LOVE it!But I cant seem to get a...
There are no hard and fast rules on this - it's more a case of you shaping your sound to the sound you want to achieve, rather than a mouthpiece issue. For...
Hi...brand new to the club...and an American...not at all like Bush and company...at any rate, I haven't played since high school, although I was pretty good...
hi, i am just getting back into playing the sax again after a long break. does anyone have any tips on where i can get a print of the note formations and the...