It's fun and easy to play and helps with learning fingerings, reading music, figuring out songs and tounging. If you ever try to play a real sax, your sound and embouchure is like 70% of playing and you won't be developing that on the 120. Even if you never intend to play a real sax, the 120 is fun to learn and play.4) If you buy a used sax locally, of course the best is to try it out. Check for bent key and body. And to check if there is any leaks, shine a flash light through it and close the hole. If there is any gap, you will see the light through the gap. 5) Ask him to take it to a technician and write a report.So it doesn't matter how a model of saxophone is designed or what features it has if there is no consistency in the product. Yamaha uses a good design and consistently makes every sax to that specification. The YAS-23 is probably not the "best" student model sax. But there is a lot of evidence to suggest it is the most consistently good student ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Show Less . Join ...4 posts · Joined 2024. #1 · Mar 24, 2024. My boyfriend, Steve, told me that he has played some "exotic" or "unusual" styles on his tenor and alto saxophones. He was talking about styles such as Polynesian music, Chilean "cueca", Bolivian "tinku", Japanese "enka" or Middle Eastern folk music. The saxophone isn't normally used in those styles ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Boosey and Hawkes Clarinet 1010 London and Paris 50s solid keywork. isaacsdaddy64. Dec 31, 2023. 2. 321. Jan 11, 2024.Discussions about mouthpieces, reeds, ligatures, etc... 1087 discussions, 5791 total posts. Last: 4 months ago. Saxquest (420 posts) Zaxman (31 posts) Saxophone.org - created by saxophone players for saxophone players. Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax teachers and more.807 posts · Joined 2004. #17 · Oct 24, 2006. The normal (as far as I know) black nickel saxophone finish is an extremely thin layer of actual plating, probably the thinnest of all platings used in sax finishes. It is just thick enough for a uniform layer of color, just barely thicker than a layer of 'tarnish'.People joining this forum every day just to confirm that the counterfeit Chinese sax they found advertised for $299.00, truly is a counterfeit Chinese sax. ... Sax on the Web Forum. ... Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...I thought it would be beneficial to share with you two websites that have several saxophone transcriptions available for download for free. I have found these as resources to be of excellent value. a. Charles McNeal Solo Transcriptions: Some 195 Solo Transcriptions form history's great exponents of our instrument.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...2 posts · Joined 2003. #7 · Oct 16, 2003. David Spiegelthal said: Olds "Parisian Ambassador", a stencil horn most probably made by Beaugnier. They were made par Pierret until mid 1970 for F.E OLDS. When Pierret stop his activity the staff were hired by Selmer in Mantes-la-jolie (France - 30 Miles west of Paris) Like.When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo.Apr 21, 2024 ⋅ Contents. The best Saxophone forums, communities, discussion and message boards curated from thousands of forums on the web and ranked by …Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...549 posts · Joined 2016. #1 · Oct 27, 2021. Despite the recent troubles of the USPS, the Infusion arrived a day early (amazing! I've waited much longer for much less). For several years, I played a JJDV 8*. After becoming unsatisfied with (what I perceived) to be a lack of heft and an abundance of brightness (shrillness), I went to a Vandoren ...Silver Alto Sax - York & Sons, Grand Rapids, MI - #82991 Low Pitch. Hurleydoc; Nov 29, 2018; 5 4K ... The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V …Free Saxophone Quartet Music. Now available on my web site are 11 sax quartet arrangements for Free! Just download the pdf's. Most are jazz tunes. Most arrangements have Soprano Sax (Optional Alto Sax 1), Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Rhythm Section (Piano, Bass, Drum Set) and scores. Starting a Sax quartet and getting music is hard ...A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!Found it! Called CONN-Selmer. It is a model ASOL200, Intermediate level saxophone. List price new at $3,079, but usually selling new between $2,200 and $3,000 around several dealers across the nation. Apparently it is semi-true that the LaVoix Saxophones replaced that model, but the Soloist has the "Big Bell" on it.Pushing in the same direction can waste a number of years before good tone and control is gained. Consider this a gentle "push back" when one is advocating "lip out". It's not necessarily a benefit to the student novice, or a "one size fits all" depending on the style one plays. Lip over teeth gives a darker sound and allows much more control ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Saxophone.org - created by saxophone players for saxophone players. Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax …Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories ...Feb 1, 2024 · 881 posts · Joined 2023. #8 · Feb 2, 2024. Having dabbled around in photography for a little bit in my life, I get the first picture. They wanted the color from the lower keys, and the hand was in the way, or they didn't notice and didn't have anyone on set that knew about what they were shooting. But, I really think whoever was in charge ... Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...6763 posts · Joined 2014. #3 · Jul 21, 2023. I do not think you are an idiot, especially since you evidently appreciate black lacquer. But I'm puzzled by the enthusiasm for copies of old mouthpieces. There is a seemingly endless variety of new, high-quality, expertly manufactured mouthpieces from which to choose.yamaha yss-61 soprano. This is my first time to post on the forum so here goes, I am thinking of selling my antigua winds 582LQ soprano sax and going for an upgrade to the yanagisawsa version but have come across a Yamaha YSS-61 soprano and wondered if anyone out there has played this vintage sax. Any problems with this saxophone,or should I ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...A few observations. First of all there are different styles of music and concepts of a saxophone sound. The "best" embouchure for a jazz or rock musician may not be the same as the "best" embouchure for a musician who plays classical saxophone. The "bottom lip rolled out" expression is used a lot in discussions about saxophone embouchures.106 posts · Joined 2018. #1 · Oct 25, 2023. Hey all! I remember a couple years back reading some threads that were highly critical or skeptical of all products made by Eastern Music, calling them knockoffs or similar things. Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of positive reviews of their products, particularly their saxophones, in Facebook forums.When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo.434 posts · Joined 2003. #17 · Feb 7, 2003. I'm playing more flute now than I have in years, and as all you serious doublers know, that added versatility means; more work. Another added benefit I'm discovering is that, (as shown by the popularity of this forum), there are a LOT of talented sax players out there.S. SelmerReference54 Discussion starter. 10 posts · Joined 2017. #1 · Apr 4, 2017. Hi All, I am new in the Saxophone world. I have just learned how to play Sax for about 8 months, and I have a lot of fun. I just wonder if it is common in the Sax community to have a Sax Group. Other than Sax, I play piano and I belong to several Piano Groups.25 posts · Joined 2023. #1 · Nov 16, 2023. Hello all, I am planning on getting a bari sax in the future. However I have a few questions regarding mouthpiece tip opening. I play alto and tenor mainly. On alto I play a Durga 5 in a 7 (0.081") tip opening and on Tenor I play a JodyJazz DV 7 (0.100"). I have never played bari before so I was ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...90 posts · Joined 2011. #6 · Apr 9, 2012. I came across a Parrot Alto way back in 1976 inTeheran .Brand new and un-playable.This is one of the early Chinese saxes from which the modern Chinese saxes evolved.The Lark which was a copy of the Mk6 was the best Chinese sax at that time.Though there are many good quality Chinese saxes now I have ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.3K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...12 posts · Joined 2023. #1 · Feb 28, 2024. My reed playing bandmates will quickly seek cover on any indication of rain, but many of the trumpets, tubas, etc. will brave it out. I have played a few times during light or moderate showers with no noticeable ill effects. Full disclosure: I am usually playing an inexpensive ebay sax outside.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Show Less . Full Forum Listing ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...434 posts · Joined 2003. #17 · Feb 7, 2003. I'm playing more flute now than I have in years, and as all you serious doublers know, that added versatility means; more work. Another added benefit I'm discovering is that, (as shown by the popularity of this forum), there are a LOT of talented sax players out there.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...For my baritone, I'm playing a well worn Conn 12M saxophone. Mouthpieces I have and like: Otto Link Tone Edge (hard rubber) 7. Guy Hawkins (metal) 7. Both are .110. I had a Woodwind Educator, a great big wide open chamber hunk of good hard rubber, but with was dull, stuffy, and lifeless sound and response.Are you a beginner knitter looking to try your hand at knitting a hat? With the cold weather approaching, there’s no better time to start creating cozy accessories. One of the best...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.3K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...713 posts · Joined 2020. #6 · Jan 1, 2023. It's all about tongue position. High overtones are more like whistling through the sax than anything else. Personally I think working on altissimo IF you use it is a good idea, and the first 3-4 overtones are useful, but getting a million overtones is just a party trick.IanSax Discussion starter. 5127 posts · Joined 2013. #1 · Nov 4, 2013. Here is a demo of a Bari Cyclone 8 tenor mouthpiece, done this demo to assist selling the piece, (see sale section) a rough and ready live take with a touch reverb added when recording. here is a YOUTUBE video i just put together so you can see the mouthpiece in more detail:1147 posts · Joined 2003. #1 · Mar 27, 2018. For those of you who have ever Googled the Max Keilwerth-designed, Hohner President alto and tenor saxophones, you likely have landed on my website's Hohner President page. I've have had that page up for about 8 years. Over the weekend I updated that page with data that I have amassed over the past ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...And the C/B is a surprise after saxophone - C is like a saxophone B, B is like a saxophone B plus your thumb operating a key where the saxophone octave key would be. ... Sax on the Web Forum. A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care ...yamaha yss-61 soprano. This is my first time to post on the forum so here goes, I am thinking of selling my antigua winds 582LQ soprano sax and going for an upgrade to the yanagisawsa version but have come across a Yamaha YSS-61 soprano and wondered if anyone out there has played this vintage sax. Any problems with this saxophone,or should I ...The Performance (alto and tenor) has a more traditional post-to-rib-to-body. The Performance have a detatchable bell. And the neck profile (other than the bore) is very different, very Selmer-like (if not a Selmer-copy). Keys are different, key cups are very different. Even the key touches are different.3670 posts · Joined 2003. #6 · Aug 20, 2008. Funny this should come up. I found an old Saxophone Journal from 1999 with an interview with David Woodford. He talked about meetin King Curtis in 1965 and said that at the time King was using "a wide open Link with really hard reeds". For those of you who don't know, Dave has been on …37smith Discussion starter. 7 posts · Joined 2019. #1 · Oct 30, 2019. I recently purchased a Buescher Aristocrat tenor sax for my 14yr old daughter. She wanted an older sax but not too old because of price for one and also, from what we’ve read, the finger action on older ones seem to be harder (or at least different) for someone her age.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...coldfingers. 6 posts · Joined 2021. #4 · Apr 28, 2021. I have one in 7* and like it a lot. I think the sound is more complex and colorful than their HR* model, which I had for comparison. The HR* added kind of a buzz on top of everything that I didn’t like. If the Custom Dark feels stuffy to you, you’re probably using the wrong reed.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Show Less . Full Forum Listing ...Sax On The Web Blues. This was a project started a few years ago on the SaxOnTheWeb forum. Players were given a backing track and asked to play just one chorus of blues. …Sep 28, 2017 · Even after doing the adjustment, I only have $300 in it so it should sell well for a student. datsaxman. 5781 posts · Joined 2005. #3 · Sep 28, 2017. Aaron, If that is the MP that came with the horn, they are usually pretty small openings and poor quality. Any decent MP will improve things. I thought it would be beneficial to share with you two websites that have several saxophone transcriptions available for download for free. I have found these as resources to be of excellent value. a. Charles McNeal Solo Transcriptions: Some 195 Solo Transcriptions form history's great exponents of our instrument.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Oct 30, 2023 · Don't forget in 2016 Selmer came out with new reeds in a Blue Plastic container. The alto reeds were $24.99 and tenor $26.99 from KesslerMusic. The Omega's I bought in the late 1980s with the clear plastic top. I have several of the fuzzy brown boxes from the 1960s too. I've always liked Vandoren better though. 12465 posts · Joined 2015. #10 · Dec 2, 2020. I don't think "vintage" vs. "Modern" is a date, but rather depends on design. To me the first modern sax would be the Selmer Mark 6/ Balanced Action (pretty much all modern saxophones are copies of either this or copies of Selmer's own Mark 6 copy, the Super Action 80).The package I got form WWBW was the select Jazz Mouthpiece, ligature, and reeds. I thought the the Eastar sounded good until I tried my Martin. Wow this thing has a beautiful tone. Even with a complete novice like me blowing through it. I’ve been a musician all my life so I know a good tone when I hear it. I tried the Select Jazz D6M ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Silver Alto Sax - York & Sons, Grand Rapids, MI - #82991 Low Pitch. Hurleydoc; Nov 29, 2018; 5 4K ... The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V …The Serie III alto sax has been discontinued as of August 2021 due to the popularity of the Supreme! Many of the performance elements of the Serie III (intonation stability, immediate response) can be found in the Supreme but at a higher level of refinement. Kessler previously reported that the Ref. 54 alto had been discontinued as of May; sure ...I bought a tenor Z and was able to hear it against a Keilwerth SX 90R and 1950's vintage Mark VI- all instruments, including the Z, were played by two pro musicians. The Z in my opinion blew the SX90R and the Mark VI away. The Z is on top for resonance and projection. It actually sounds like an amplified horn.Saxophones & Accessories Discussion. Create thread. Geartalk. Instruments, mouthpieces, ligatures, straps, cases...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ... Plus membership. monthly. yearly Save 19%. $4.99 USD per month. Sign up for Plus. Banner ad-free browsing. Access to premium forums. Plus badge. Join or Log Into Facebook Email or phone. 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Both brands offer an excellent mid-range horn, and several options in the high end, all with excellent keywork, top build quality, great playability and intonation. Many big names playing Mk6s on tenor or alto, play Yamaha on soprano. S Yana SC880 & Yam YSS-475 - Vandoren V16 S6 - Fiberreed Carbon Classic M.. Big wet asses 9
But at least there's no confusion with closed keys as they're opened for specific notes - LH (palm) high D, Eb and F keys, front F key, RH side Bb, C and high E keys, high F# and cross/chromatic/key/side F# or F# key, then G# key, low Eb and low C# keys. And the upper (neck or crook) and lower (body) 8ve keys/vents.Noblet bass sax and a Mark VI bass owned by Roscoe Mitchell. howardmartin3. May 5, 2023. 3. 983. Jul 6, 2023. by turf3.37smith Discussion starter. 7 posts · Joined 2019. #1 · Oct 30, 2019. I recently purchased a Buescher Aristocrat tenor sax for my 14yr old daughter. She wanted an older sax but not too old because of price for one and also, from what we’ve read, the finger action on older ones seem to be harder (or at least different) for someone her age.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Apr 14, 2023 · 13498 posts · Joined 2007. #1 · Apr 14, 2023 (Edited) YDS-120 Digital / Electronic Saxophone Features - Yamaha USA. Lower cost than the 150, loses the fake brass bell, also has recorder type mouthpiece (as opposed to the sax-like reed & mouthpiece for the 150). I know nothing more about this. If it's got the same sounds as the 150, it's a no ... Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...101 posts · Joined 2003. #5 · Sep 17, 2003. i love ken vandermark's album 'target or flag'. kv shares the front line with reedman mars williams. yeah! the rest of the band includes electric guitar, trombone, drums and …1627 posts · Joined 2013. #19 · May 2, 2015. 1. "Too bright" was a comment on the clarinet mouthpiece, and "dull" was a comment of an other player on the saxophone mouthpiece. 2. Bright with a bad reponse can be dull. Edit: not having played a Pomarico, of course I don't claim it has a bad reponse! Like.The effects of tuning (pulling the mouthpiece in or out) are not linear. That is, a 1/8" or 5mm or whatever movement of the mpc, whether in (sharper) or out (flatter) will affect the high tones far more than the bottom end of the horn. The higher you go, the more distorted the effect of mpc position on tuning of the notes.Feb 12, 2018 · To clean oily or greasy deposits, use lighter fluid or equivalent. water with some detergent is a distant second. For gummy deposits, possibly best is acetone, but it will probably take the colour out of the pad, so perhaps alcohol as a poor contender. For mineral deposits, none of the above. 16 posts · Joined 2006. #3 · Jun 21, 2007. Hello, I lived in Jakarta, Indonesia, and just bought A J-GRAS Tenor Sax type PRIMA. I don't know about the year, and the body is very dull, but for the sound, It has a Vintage Sound. FAT enough. Will post the picture soon. I bought it at second hand music shop. for about USD 500,-.The 7 was too open for me, but I don't know about you. Volume shouldn't be too much of an issue with the 5JB and a soft reed. Keep the B45 for classical too. Soprano: Yamaha YSS-82Z, Marantz La Moderna 7, Francois Louis Ultimate, Rigotti Gold 3M. Alto: Selmer Mark VI 194xxx, Selmer Soloist Short Shank E, Rovner Light, BSS 3..