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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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As long as it's been since I played that thing, it'll prolly sound like a gator mating call.
No. It's really a sax tune. But when we have a sax man sit in with us we've done it. And back when I had chops, I played it on tenor a buncha times.
I still have my Dad's definitely not legal fake book(no number 'cos it's the first one). Came loose leaf, he put it in ring notebook binder.
Yeah iirc it takes a bit o practice on those to sound like a swan mating call.View attachment 4374415 As long as it's been since I played that thing, it'll prolly sound like a gator mating call.
(Usedta play alto then tenor then bari in school bands. Then quit band to make room for more stem in 11th grade. Sigh.
)Say, @GonePlaid , I recently saw a quote to refurb my old (late 60s) Beuscher Aristocrat alto. They quoted 650 space bucks, which set my ears pointing back. Is it reasonable in your opinion?
View attachment 4374415 As long as it's been since I played that thing, it'll prolly sound like a gator mating call.
What work did you have done on the sax.
I recently saw a quote to refurb my old (late 60s) Beuscher Aristocrat alto. They quoted 650 space bucks, which set my ears pointing back. Is it reasonable in your opinion?
Problem is, there's many levels of refurbs/restorations. The same sort of thing applies to amps, there's a wide price range.
Probably if they're a reputable shop. I've seen a coupla quotes of over $1000. They may need the work, too, with 'the thing going around' kinda squashing the live music biz.Yeah iirc it takes a bit o practice on those to sound like a swan mating call.
Say, @GonePlaid , I recently saw a quote to refurb my old (late 60s) Beuscher Aristocrat alto. They quoted 650 space bucks, which set my ears pointing back. Is it reasonable in your opinion?
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It was almost unplayable in the lower end. The band director of the community concert band I play in did the work for me sorta as a favor. I haven't looked at it yet(some other [stuff] going on that takes priority)but he said the Eb hole was bent pretty bad. I'm hoping to have some time with it after I get back from a trip outta town. It's gonna be interesting especially because it'll be my first attempt with any of the saxes with my new teeth.
Problem is, there's many levels of refurbs/restorations. The same sort of thing applies to amps, there's a wide price range
Thanks, b-o-t!
Probably if they're a reputable shop. I've seen a coupla quotes of over $1000. They may need the work, too, with 'the thing going around' kinda squashing the live music biz.
Thanks, GP!
I will cogitate on this.
Thanks, b-o-t!
Probably if they're a reputable shop. I've seen a coupla quotes of over $1000. They may need the work, too, with 'the thing going around' kinda squashing the live music biz.
Thanks, GP!
I will cogitate on this.
The saxes were my Dad's horns though I've played(sorta)all of them. I'll prolly sell the the bari. One guy looked at it before it was worked on and offered me $1000. It's a Selmer Paris Mark VI, worth over $8K. I told him "I'll get back to you"-which in my world is a nice way of saying "No effing way".
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Music theory on an instrument tuned in fourths is so pathetically simple that I may faint at the thought of scales, and modes on a wind instrument. Throw me to the lions before I have to think that through in different keys on a valve instrument 
What can I get for a Bundy alto sax
What can I get for a Bundy alto sax
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Music theory on an instrument tuned in fourths is so pathetically simple that I may faint at the thought of scales, and modes on a wind instrument. Throw me to the lions before I have to think that through in different keys on a valve instrument
What can I get for a Bundy alto
I took private lessons for classical trumpet for 10 years. Learned a bunch. Once you get to F above high C, fingerings don't matter - it's all embouchure at that point. So if you can play like Maynard or Cat Anderson, scales become rather easy.
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Bill Chase was another upper register player, until he got Buddy Holly'd 
Bill Chase was another upper register player, until he got Buddy Holly'd
As well as Lin Biviano (Maynard fame) and Lew Soloff (BS&T fame).
Is its name Al?What can I get for a Bundy alto sax
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