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Yesterday, 03:25 PM

milandro replied to a thread is there a clarinet with sax fingerings? in Clarinet

the perspective of all things changes if you are on the winning side but not all are or were on that side, now or then. This is as true of a time...

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Yesterday, 03:20 PM

milandro replied to a thread WTB: Sopranino in Saxophones Wanted

Yes, I did noticed that and I am exceedingly happy about you being enthusiastic about this horn.

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Yesterday, 12:37 PM

milandro replied to a thread is there a clarinet with sax fingerings? in Clarinet

I had to think of “ Grapes of wrath” and ponder on how lucky I am to live now and not then.

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Yesterday, 12:08 PM

milandro replied to a thread Velvetone Alto (Conn Stencil) in Conn

Is it even a conn stencil ? I wonder. The leaf-feet of the cages look rather more European to me. Generally that means a French or Belgian...

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Yesterday, 11:21 AM

milandro replied to a thread is there a clarinet with sax fingerings? in Clarinet

I undestand your adversion to using an electronic instrument. I have used for a very short time a Yamaha WX 5 and it is not the same sound, yet...

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Yesterday, 07:38 AM

milandro replied to a thread is there a clarinet with sax fingerings? in Clarinet

plateau clarinets (closed holes) are still clarinets and despite a relative ease in closing the holes , will be still a new instrument to learn. ...

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Yesterday, 07:06 AM

milandro replied to a thread Is the MKVI considered a vintage sax? in Selmer (Paris)

this vintage thing has been the subject of many similar threads. Vintage, unlike antique, has no established definition (an antique is an object...

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04-20-2018, 02:32 PM

milandro replied to a thread WTB: Sopranino in Saxophones Wanted

I hope that the PM was sent to Whamptoncourt to buy one of his horns for sale. He is a great person to deal with and very competent player.

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04-20-2018, 01:43 PM

milandro replied to a thread Saxophonist, flutist and Jazz educator Peter Guidi died (1949-2018) in In Memory of ...

Indeed, a great player an will be sadly missed on the Dutch Jazz scene. When I played some bass saxophone I often inspired myself to his...

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04-20-2018, 10:04 AM

milandro replied to a thread How low can you go? in Contrabass and Lower

so, a periodical survey of the internet brings me to get acquainted ( and quaint is here the operative word) with some weird instruments. He’s to...

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04-20-2018, 09:51 AM

milandro replied to a thread Mismatched Serial Numbers? in Selmer (Paris)

get in touch with Douglas Pipher he has access to Selmer archives and most of the times(if this wasn’t a later replacement) things like this are...

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04-20-2018, 09:36 AM

milandro replied to a thread What kind of mouthpiece is this??? That's a really odd piece! in General Mouthpiece Discussion

in all those years , especially the ’30, they tried almost anything and looks were ofter more important than function.

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04-20-2018, 09:32 AM

milandro replied to a thread Help IDing an alto sax? in Misc. Saxophone Manufacturers

certainly Chinese and modern. It will not be possible to make a better identification. Anyone could, and still can, order from any number of...

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04-20-2018, 08:07 AM

milandro replied to a thread is there a clarinet with sax fingerings? in Clarinet

As for most questions this too has been asked before. Depends on what you call “ sax fingerings” of course any clarinet, in order to qualify...

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04-19-2018, 05:38 PM

milandro replied to a thread Need help identifying tenor sax in Misc. Saxophone Manufacturers

it is not a bad price. Hopefully it will serve you for a long time. Nowadays the cost of overhauls has reached such extremes that if you ever...

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04-19-2018, 12:43 PM

milandro replied to a thread Need help identifying tenor sax in Misc. Saxophone Manufacturers

it’s a Russian made sax , not made by Amati. A Moscow Music works brand I believe. As almost anything else, we’ve come across this type of sax few...

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04-19-2018, 11:39 AM

milandro replied to a thread FIXED Can not create new thread in Marketplace (joined in 2012) in Forum Problem Reports and Questions

get in touch with a member of the staff an he will manually correct this problem

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04-19-2018, 11:25 AM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

funkysaxo, I’ve answered your PM but you never replied

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04-19-2018, 07:49 AM

milandro replied to a thread F/S a Dörfler & Jörka Skytone tenor nickel plated in Saxophones For Sale

ships from the Netherlands where you can also pick up the horn yourself .

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04-19-2018, 07:49 AM

milandro started a thread F/S a Dörfler & Jörka Skytone tenor nickel plated in Saxophones For Sale

I am selling this Dörfler & Jörka Skytone tenor nickel plated with rolled toneholes sold “ as is”. They are good, honest workhorse German...

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04-17-2018, 01:28 PM

milandro replied to a thread What kind of mouthpiece is this??? That's a really odd piece! in General Mouthpiece Discussion

fluted mouthpieces were not all that strange until the ’30. Even selmer produced them both for saxophone and clarinet. I am not sure...

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04-16-2018, 02:13 PM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

true but any new horn mouthpiece combination requires some time for your body to adjust to tuning.

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04-16-2018, 11:28 AM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

I’ve answered your PM :). Cheers!

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04-16-2018, 08:58 AM

milandro replied to a thread BW serial numbers in Bauhaus Walstein

well, I am not sure that Mike Walker co-owner-founder of the company ever compiled a list of serial numbers matching it to production years but I am...

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04-15-2018, 10:51 AM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

SaxOnaut is was a real pleasure to have had you at my place (which has been , nowmuch improved in the new house now, so, please, come back for a...

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04-14-2018, 02:46 PM

milandro replied to a thread For Sale F/S Keilwerth for Schenkelaars, Toneking IV baritone (low Bb) in Saxophones For Sale

Thanks Vries1. Your comment is much appreciated, it is ever so nice to meet the people in real life. It was my pleasure to welcome you in my new...

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04-14-2018, 02:42 PM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

Cheers cymru97, they are indeed. As Jaye said above they were sold as stencils from so many different companies for a reason. I have had a...

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04-14-2018, 07:11 AM

milandro replied to a thread Which would be a good baritone sax with low Bb? in Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone

https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?268617-F-S-Keilwerth-for-Schenkelaars-Toneking-IV-baritone-(low-Bb) This is my Keilwerth Stencil for...

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04-14-2018, 06:53 AM

milandro replied to a thread Reed Longevity in Eb Baritone

Rotation is certainly good, you spread its use but even in a rotation the rotated reeds will at some point get a problem. Have you ever...

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