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06-16-2013, 12:48 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Metal mouthpieces (e.g. Brancher) for pop/disco - do I need to get used to metal? (squeaking) in Tenor mpc

It sounds like you believe that larger tip openings = more brightness ... whereas it is the overall design of baffle, floor, chamber that produces...

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06-16-2013, 12:22 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Need help with a swab stuck in tenor neck in Sax Repair, Maintenance and Modification

all good suggestions ... so let me add an after thought..... that if you feel the need to swab, use one of those Rico neck saver doohickies. They...

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06-15-2013, 07:48 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Metal mouthpieces (e.g. Brancher) for pop/disco - do I need to get used to metal? (squeaking) in Tenor mpc

In my experience, the answer is emphatically yes ... I use to be a metal person, went back to HR and now I have difficulty with the metals ... My...

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06-15-2013, 07:42 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Best ligature at a reasonable price? in Late Bloomers

I might consider it if it did .....

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06-15-2013, 02:51 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Best ligature at a reasonable price? in Late Bloomers

A generic 2 screw, a selmer 2 screw , Rico H, or the aforementioned Vandoren Master can all be had for under 30 dollars

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06-10-2013, 03:49 AM

Allen Halstead replied to a poll Yanagisawa owners club in Yanagisawa

Our horns are probably related .. I picked up my A991 on 6/3 ...although I do enjoy playing it ...intonation, keywork etc ...it gives me a deeper...

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06-09-2013, 09:10 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Hi-Fi quality computer speakers in Electronic Equipment

I totally disagree with that statement other than to say the sub will blow you away ... way to much low end even with sub turned down all the way...

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06-09-2013, 09:07 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread You guys ever get tired of the 3 hour gig (actually 6 with drive time and set up) paying 60 or 70 bucks? in Working Sax Pros

Was talking to a bass player friend of mine last night ...he use to live in Montreal, the LA .. said he made the best money was here in upstate NY...

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06-09-2013, 06:29 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread FS: Lebayle Alto Studio 8 Metal in Mouthpieces Wanted/For Sale

Okay ...I could be interested in some trades ... just not the ones I have been offered ... an Alto PC HB with a .090 or 095 opening would be...

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06-09-2013, 05:41 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread You guys ever get tired of the 3 hour gig (actually 6 with drive time and set up) paying 60 or 70 bucks? in Working Sax Pros

Been doing this since I was 16 years old .. 40 years with a few off in between ... could always be busy if/when I wanted ... not that I am that...

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06-09-2013, 05:09 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread You guys ever get tired of the 3 hour gig (actually 6 with drive time and set up) paying 60 or 70 bucks? in Working Sax Pros

Wow .. I am not going to complain ... back in the 90's we were making $100 a man for 4 hours ... I got out of playing out for a while but started...

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06-08-2013, 07:03 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread I can't play soft reeds in Reeds

I have actually been decreasing over the years ... about 10 years ago I was playing on Rico Royal 4's with a Meyer 6 (alto and tenor)started reducing...

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06-07-2013, 12:45 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread "pop" test? in General Mouthpiece Discussion

+1!!

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06-06-2013, 09:08 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread "pop" test? in General Mouthpiece Discussion

The only reason I do a pop (or poop) test is try to see why the read isn't responding the way I want it to ...whether after 2 notes or 22 minutes .....

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06-06-2013, 09:55 AM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread FS: Lebayle Alto Studio 8 Metal in Mouthpieces Wanted/For Sale

Please, not interested in trades .. I understand Fred is seriously behind on making his mouthpieces ... this one is ready to go ... make an...

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06-05-2013, 04:18 PM

Allen Halstead replied to a thread Is it polite to brag a little ...or shout from the mountaintops!! in Yanagisawa

not sure what you mean by the plumbing, but this horn plays fantastic right out of the box ... yet, as I said it really made me appreciate the...

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