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I'm still seeing philbarone.com - what address are you trying to view? ...

Is lye your friend? Don't get it on your skin or clothing. I know from experience. Have some vinegar handy for nuetralizing the reaction on tender...

That seems simple enough - characterize the reflectivity/absorption of an audience and replicate it in the design of the seating. Then the average...

I noticed the site is down as well. Doesn't seem like a good way to sell many of these mouthpieces or many others. I hope he has fun either way on...

good tip; makes sense... will do, I listen to a lot of those guys on spotify.com music streaming service. kind of like in the movie "Caddyshack"...

thank you, I appreciate what you say

I agree with you my friend. Wiki can be a useful reference....trouble is...one needs to have some knowledge of what one is about as not everything...

Why do you think that it's a '76 horn? I think it's a '79 horn (serial ...), and an early T-500 indeed, which means it's almost identical to a T-6....

One of the problems in concert halls is the absorbing property of an unpredictable audience. Maybe the public should be replaced with robots.

The technically "correct" or most efficient way is to use all normal fingering except using Side C and the chromatic/fork F# to avoid "finger...

very funny I add references to what I write (of which wikipedia are the easiest to find) not as validation but as reference for those who want to...

What is it a 500?

"mpc-henge"...a spiritual place

Find some songs and analyze them. Listen to the chord progressions and find the root of the chords. Base your sax licks on notes that don't create...

The discussion turned to hard soldering half way down page one, I don't believe that mine was hard soldered. I'm sure it was soft soldered-there is...

I have always used paint stripper such as Nitromors, basically Sodium Hydroxide, followed by a good hosing down with a softish brush. If, however...

Ooops....forgot to add a Wiki reference so to add real credibility....

You mean you can't just look it up on Wikipedia?

Architects are trained in how to make the outside of a building look and to sorta get the form to follow the function. The Acoustic consultants...

This is a real pet peeve of mine. In the past, musicians were taught to play at appropriate volume levels and actors to speak such that they project....

BTW, I want to add that I did settle on a saxophone. I found a great deal on a great VI on craigslist of all places. It a 108xxx in good condition...

One thing they could have done is make the beginning of tube (the neck) open at a slower rate (they did make modifications as time went on), or they...