Forum of the Saxes

musicalprodigy · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

what was the first type of sax you played(e.g. alto, tenor, etc)?

Bariman · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

I initially started on tenor, but within 3 months moved to bari. Been there ever since.

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JPSaxMan · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject:

I started on alto and played only it for four years, then I decided to move on to a bari, played that for a year before I picked up tenor, and have been doing the alto for seven, the bari for four, and the tenor for three Cool

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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:07 am Post subject:

Started on alto, been playing for 4 years. I've played bari and tenor in Honor Band and HJB, and I own a C melody. Cool

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Prophetic_Sax · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Elkridge, MD

Wow....I gotta jog my memory banks for this one....LOL

Started on alto at the age of 8 and played that for 4 years....
Switched to bari, and I had to sit on 2 books to play it!!!...LOL, did that for about a yr, then switched to tenor, and have been there ever since Cool

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1964 Borgani Soprano Saxophone
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sista · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 26

Alto
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Thomas · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Alberta, Canada

After playing trumpet for half a year in grade seven Embarassed

, I switched to alto sax. I've been playing it since then for five years and counting. Cool

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altosax4ever · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: Alto, of Course!

I've been playing alto for six years, I've played tenor for two, but If I was going to pick my favorite, alto would reign supreme!
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Jacob · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

Started on alto when I was about 14 (middle of 8th grade). When I was 16 (sophomore in high school) I switched to tenor, and have been playing it ever since (so about 3 years now I guess). A month or so ago I added soprano to the mix.

I don't play much alto anymore, though. When I do, it's classical. Tenor is my main instrument, which I use primarily for jazz.

Btw, check out the link in my sig if you want to hear a couple clips of my playing.
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Tully · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 170 Location: Woodinville, WA

First tenor, then soprano, followed by alto. Played flute before anything, though.
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Altosaxophonerules · Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 Location: Canada

Played Yamaha 62II Alto 1st, then Yamaha YSS-675 Soprano and then my Yamaha YTS-875 Tenor.

alto-girl · Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Australia

I started playing the flute when I was nine. Three years later I took up alto.