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I had a straight Woodwind soprano, and I thought it was a fine horn. Didn't feel or sound cheap.

Great stuff. I love reading it.

thanks Joey,

Les

high G# tends to break up for me when my reed is too soft. A softer reed lets me play the low notes, below D, easily but then I need to be aware that high G# will breakup (sounds overblown, or the...

I use rico plasticovers 2.5 on my NY 8

A few years back I had symptoms like yours that would come and go. One day the pain was got so bad I checked into the emergency room where they did all of the tests you mentioned but found nothing...

used buescher aristocrat alto, bought for $100 bucks in 1975 when I was in 5th grade. Great little horn. Still have it.

I've tried a bunch of tenor mps but always end up back with my quantum 10 with plasticover 3 reeds. I also like the Runyon SR tenor for jazzier, less rock-n-roll type settings. The runyon custom...

I don't have that problem with my quantum. My problem with fibracells is that i can't get the altisimmo notes as easily as when I use other reeds. I use rico plasticovers on my q.

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The sax player in this clip sounds horrible to me. Like a jr student playing a kazoo. I like the Ben Webster in NY clip much, much better. Same player??

I have a NY 8. I use a Fibracell reed (medium soft) when I want more volume, although I then find the altissimo notes are harder to get.

I completely agree with Super20Dan. The Q rocks and smokes.

I play sax because my Dad had a Boots album that really hooked me on the sax. He also had a Herb Albert album that I remember well: the one with the woman dressed only in whipped cream on the cover....

Not a whole lot differences to my ears, listening on a laptop - not something to pay 10x for, at least. If I had to put them in an order, best sounding first would be sax #2, followed by 4, 3, and...

I teach this stuff and work with viruses in my research, so here's my $0.02:

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I like the link sound but you seem to have so much more control and range with the Q - and it sounds good too.

Someone posted awhile back that Runyon no longer makes the white quantum. Charlie A's sells only the black.

Bohdi,

I'm glad to hear the soprano I traded you has checked out and is playing fine. I have a delrin quantum spoiler 8 that I actually used to play on that horn. I'm still in the...

Wow, very nice. I wish I sounded like that. Les

I like plasticovers a lot, just like playing regular Rico's but no wetting involved. I spent a half a year playing Fibracells (many different strengths), which were very loud and bright for me, but...