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Today, 01:28 AM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread James Gandolfini aka Tony Soprano in In Memory of ...

My heart goes out to his family. So young.... My wife just wondered aloud if his death was in part a commentary on the Italian medical system....

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Yesterday, 11:36 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Do reeds have to be pretty? in Reeds

If you are referring to a darkish brown area, I have found no discernable difference. Some of this colouration seem a bit firmer to me at times but...

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Yesterday, 06:08 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread 82z is this normal?... more inside in Yamaha

if you mean at that friction point, I dont think you can do much about it

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Yesterday, 05:01 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread WTB: Selmer Airflow Mouthpiece in Mouthpieces Wanted/For Sale

pm sent

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Yesterday, 03:33 AM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Mpc suggestion in Alto mpc

I can attest that here is a fair bit of difference in Personaline chambers and sound. The early Carlsbad hr large chambers are in the ords of Theo...

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06-18-2013, 10:06 AM

Raphyel replied to a thread Conn 6M VIII Freshly overhauled in Horns For Sale

I still have this one ready to go!!

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06-18-2013, 03:08 AM

Raphyel started a thread This probably used to be a nice looking 10M in eBay, Paypal & Craigslist Experiences

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Conn-10M-tenor-saxophone-rebuilt-customized-color-changing-/161048415129?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257f3bcb99

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06-17-2013, 09:56 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Recored 68 years ago. So ahead of his time! in YouTube videos

Great piece.....really enjoyed that

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06-17-2013, 08:43 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread Is this a Keilwerth bari I got? in Keilwerth/H-Couf

The left hand pinky stack is very keilwerth looking

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06-17-2013, 04:28 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Phil-tone is back in action in New Product & Dealer Announcements

Hang in there amigo....chronic pain is hard to deal with.....hope it all goes well with the doc and you get back to health.

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06-17-2013, 12:05 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread FS: Selmer Mark VII Tenor #269## in Horns For Sale

Haha...Thanks Les...

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06-17-2013, 11:50 AM

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

Cut some of the end off of the swab, until its not a super tight fit. I have used the leather chamois swabs, and they can get stuck, but if you...

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06-17-2013, 12:00 AM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Should I Stay in Band? in High School and College

Every decision you make is life altering because once made one has no way of knowing what would have happened if you decided differently.

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06-16-2013, 11:29 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread My Ebay Experience....Superba tenor in eBay, Paypal & Craigslist Experiences

I had one who went to a working pro in NYC, and man he sounded great on that tenor!! I sounded OK, but he could really bring out the entire spectrum...

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06-16-2013, 09:47 PM

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

Rofl......I reall y said it because.... I found much to my horror that I wanted to find out what a Ishimori was like enough to buy one from Japan......

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06-16-2013, 07:01 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread FS: Selmer Mark VII Tenor #269## in Horns For Sale

Sorry this one is gone. I forgot to update the thread.

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06-16-2013, 05:15 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Should I Stay in Band? in High School and College

Until you nderstand the WHY of what yo are feeling/experiencing other people will always be making your decisions for you....usually indirectly as it...

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06-16-2013, 05:07 PM

bradfordlloyd replied to a thread And this is why I still find eBay amusing... in eBay, Paypal & Craigslist Experiences

Sadly, it looks like it didn't sell. Man, I figured that there's was a clarinet-playing Ironman fan that would snatch that up!

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06-16-2013, 05:03 PM

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

OK amigo....you asked for it ........cheeeeeeap

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06-16-2013, 07:01 AM

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

Gordon is on the money, it needs to come out the way it went in, first some tweesers, the perhaps thin nosed pliers and try & pull it back out, the...

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06-16-2013, 03:38 AM

Raphyel started a thread Thumbs up to Les Arbuckle!! in Sax Repair, Maintenance and Modification

I went to visit Les today, and wow!! Hes a really great guy, and a helluva saxophone player too. But he does some REALLY great work, and is just a...

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06-15-2013, 10:15 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Materials, Materials, Materials in Acoustics

Ahhh well in that case make it out of lead....

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06-15-2013, 09:09 PM

dzve replied to a thread What are these VI's worth? in Selmer (Paris)

Bruce is right...

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06-15-2013, 06:43 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Materials, Materials, Materials in Acoustics

That would be excellent decoupling if the mpce was not vibrating when the reed vibrates...vacuum or in air. How would one go about achieving that...

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06-15-2013, 04:02 PM

Raphyel replied to a thread Selmer's engraver died, so for two years they didn't engrave? lol in eBay, Paypal & Craigslist Experiences

Good stuff!!

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06-15-2013, 03:46 PM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Materials, Materials, Materials in Acoustics

Are you referring to electric guitar or acoustic?

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06-15-2013, 11:59 AM

bradfordlloyd started a thread And this is why I still find eBay amusing... in eBay, Paypal & Craigslist Experiences

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Iron-Man-Themed-Bb-Clarinet-Case-With-2-LED-handmade-Arc-Reactors-One-of-A-Kind-/261228940419?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3...

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06-15-2013, 03:18 AM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Materials and sound in Misc. Saxophone Discussion

If you read my earlier posts the neck by the mpce and the bell really vibrate on my sax. Bell vibration is enough to rattle a Gold neck chain

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06-14-2013, 02:13 AM

Jazzaferri replied to a thread Mpc suggestion in Alto mpc

I just got a Brilhart Personaline HR made in the late 50's that is very flexible in tone. Works great for me in sax quartet, big band section and...

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