Forum of the Saxes

SaxoAK · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:16 am Post subject:

I play Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Bass Sax(when needed), Piano, Bassoon, Percussion (Specialisation in timpani and mallets), and clarinet. My fav. tho is def. my baby Duke - my Alto Yamaha YAS23

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acdcgraphics · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 64 Location: California

I sing (does that count as another instrument???) Anyway, I used to sing and record my own music back in high school and college, so I've played and one time or another:

Guitar
Keyboards
Drums
Trumpet (while Drum Major, I filled in for a practice-- FUN!)
Bari Sax (but my rt pinky couldn't reach C, so only one time in Jazz band)
Tried flute and sucked at it
alto clarinet

Currently play:
Alto sax- principal instrument
Tenor - LOVE it, got my old Conn in August '05
Eb sopranino clarinet - played it in HS, now I own a 1925 Kolhert!!
Bb clarinet - sold my 5th grade bundy for a Noblet wood- beautiful thing

Ethic instruments I own/occassionally play:
Armenian duduk, bagpipe chanter (would love to learn bagpipes!), ocarina, panpipes

Wishlist:
Oboe- this will be my next musical baby, would love to try harp and French Horn but doubt I'd ever own them. Oh, I'd really dig a sopranino sax and an alto clarinet
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject:

Yikes...sounds like you've had your hands on quite the musical stuff, eh? Laughing

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Louis Scuderi · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject:

I haven't seen many people who prefer alto clarinet over bass, do you like instruments keyed in Eb? Smile

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acdcgraphics · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 64 Location: California

It's wacky, you know some people collect stamps or old coins, but ever since I had the opportunity to play the tiny Eb clarinet in high school (it was a beautiful Selmer wood with silver keys, my Bb clarinet of those days was still my resonite Bundy)-- I have vowed to have one of that quality and to collect the instruments that I always wanted to play.

I suppose I do lean toward the Eb instruments, but I love how saxophone keywork is the same regardless of Eb or Bb-- I'm a simple girl, need things to be not so complicated or it takes the fun out of it...

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I keep my repairman busy because I've bought old instruments that need love, he he he! I wish I could afford to get my clarinets all cleaned up, the little Eb and the Noblet are pretty dull looking, the keys are so dull and tarnished. He polished one just to show me what they would look like and GAWSH was that pretty! Wish I had a way to play them all, just not enough time I'm afraid Sad

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darby dylan · Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 63

i play sax and also piano.but my main instrument is sax

claritenordm · Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: east tennessee

Right now I play clarinet for concert band, tenor sax in jazz and marching. I'm also decent at flute, alto sax, piano, bass clarinet, trumpet, and guitar, and I can doodle on basically anything that isn't a double reed (never tried them).