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Today, 07:20 AM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Straight Alto Sax in Eb Alto

What other reasons could there possibly be?

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Today, 05:52 AM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread fs: Buescher Top Hat & Cane Tenor 1949 Original Lacquer in Horns For Sale

Lovely example of a real classic.

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Today, 01:55 AM

mrpeebee replied to a thread Jerry Weldon kicking my arse in YouTube videos

Glad you liked it George. I was there in the audience at age 18 (visiting my second North Sea Jazzfestival, didn't play sax yet) :).

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Today, 01:46 AM

mrpeebee replied to a thread EMC2 Round 3 - Waterwings in SOTW Member Recordings & Reviews

Did record three takes on three different Otto Link mouthpieces (Florida no USA 9, Tone Master 8 and a New Vintage Tone Master 10*). Here is the...

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Today, 01:03 AM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread Conn Bass Sax in Conn

I think Mr./Ms. misguided store clerk or manager looked up "bass sax" on the internet, saw the going rate for a new Selmer, or even more costly,...

4 replies | 228 view(s)

Today, 12:56 AM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread Forestone saxophones in Misc. Saxophone Manufacturers

I'm sure they do that because they started out as a reed manufacturer before getting into the saxophone making (or stencil rebranding) business. They...

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Today, 12:53 AM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread FS: King Super 20 Silver Sonic Tenor w/ gold leaf inlay engraving in Horns For Sale

Redlicks, You must include the location the horn will ship from per the SOTW MARKETPLACE rules. Please post this in the thread to avoid removal....

2 replies | 245 view(s)

Today, 12:27 AM

mrpeebee replied to a thread Jerry Weldon kicking my arse in YouTube videos

That must have been great :). Then you will enjoy Billy's solo in this clip, starting just after 7:10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3VBRgTGOA0

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Yesterday, 10:30 PM

mrpeebee replied to a thread Jerry Weldon kicking my arse in YouTube videos

That's J A Z Z :mrgreen:. Both great tenor solo's. Got some Billie Mitchel and Paul Gonsalves vibes from your sound, with a nice Stitt quote at...

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Yesterday, 10:17 PM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread Conn Bass Sax in Conn

That is over double what the horn normally sells for. You can find many Conn bass saxophones in good playing order for under $10,000. Granted it...

4 replies | 228 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:33 PM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread Locating My reply to a posting in Forum Problem Reports and Questions

New members are on probationary period where all posts must be approved by the staff before they go public. Thread closed.

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Yesterday, 08:55 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread The horse is dead or is it? in General Mouthpiece Discussion

No, the tests I'm talking about all the internal dimensions were identical I think. That would be nice, IO just did a passaround of the metal...

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Yesterday, 07:48 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Trouble Formulating Solo in Jazz and Improvisation

I was assuming they are triads. Pentatonics will be great.

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Yesterday, 06:29 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Trouble Formulating Solo in Jazz and Improvisation

Well it may not be good for the whole solo but should see you through a fair bit of it. Even the Db, it should mostly be OK depending on your...

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Yesterday, 05:47 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Trouble Formulating Solo in Jazz and Improvisation

I would be thinking I'm in Eb for the first four bars and Db for the next four. But I'd also be tempted to throw in Eb blues scale licks anywhere and...

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Yesterday, 03:42 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread The horse is dead or is it? in General Mouthpiece Discussion

That's interesting, does it mean do you think that compared to metal mouthpiece A, the metal mouthpiece B sounded closer to (or the same as) the...

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Yesterday, 03:09 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Suggestion to improve stuffy sound in Embouchure & Tone Producing Basics

Doing this can screw up the intonation of an instrument, I would discuss altering key heights with an experienced technician. It sounds to me like...

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Yesterday, 12:27 PM

mrpeebee replied to a thread closing a tip opening - can one close from 135 to 125 or less? in Mouthpiece Maintenance, Modification & Refacing

My experience doesn't match that statement. I also think you should be a bit more specific here, since 'old Link's' doesn't mean one type of...

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Yesterday, 12:03 PM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread The horse is dead or is it? in General Mouthpiece Discussion

Except that would imply that SOTW is a representation of saxophone enthusiasts in general. Which is hardly the case.

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Yesterday, 10:36 AM

Pete Thomas replied to a thread Do tall guys play alto? in Misc. Saxophone Discussion

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Yesterday, 02:47 AM

hakukani replied to a thread Jerry Weldon kicking my arse in YouTube videos

Swingin! I really enjoyed the trumpet player, too. It's been a long time since I've even seen a bucket mute.

46 replies | 1171 view(s)

05-16-2013, 11:50 PM

SAXISMYAXE replied to a thread Quitting in Sax Lifestyle & Sax Related Health Problems

OK, I think this thread is going nowhere but downhill. Closed.

75 replies | 2310 view(s)

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