Re: Forked Eb Key
I've got three vintage saxes from the 20's and 30's and all my Eb keys are open" - why ? Well. A lot of saxes of this vintage have G# trill keys. You also have the F-F# trill key, and it makes sense to also have a quick "D-D#" key, too. The way they were designed. Granted, the Eb trill keys can leak: matter of fact, they're reknowned for leaking, but if your sax is well made and well set up, this shouldn't be a major problem. We all go on about "a quick alternative fingering" and - there it is, built in. When you learn to use it, you tend to stop using your pinky finger as much for an Eb. I'd rather have it there than not have it. ;-)
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