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silver tarnish - Get Clorox

I just used some clorox disinfecting wipes on my necklace (I was bored at work) and it really helped with the tarnish! it's…

18 years ago
by chiamac (586 posts)

Sax Colour

There are different colour finishes for saxaphones out there, gold, silver, frosted silver, diamond cut, black and combinatio…

18 years ago
by jbroad572 (46 posts)

I need help badly!!!

I bought a soprano saxophone and i am having trouble getting it to play in tune. I recently found out that soprano's have a r…

18 years ago
by Bollen (39 posts)

Out of tune issue

I just had my Conn 10m overhauled. I use a B&S mouthpiece. Not sure what the facing is. Never had a problem with it and get a…

18 years ago
by Bollen (39 posts)

Help, I cant play the right notes!

Help! What ever I do every time I try to play a note from the middle register is comes out as the high register. My ombisher…

18 years ago
by Seano (132 posts)

Name that Conn

Here are your clues... 1968 alto sax; s/n=L759xx; bell engraved with "Conn USA"; sheet metal key guards. Is this a "6M Artis…

18 years ago
by Roccosm (113 posts)

Reeds?

How do you guys like Alexander Superial Classique Reeds over Traditional Vandoren Reeds. I want a better reed then vandoren b…

18 years ago
by Roccosm (113 posts)

Starting New Site: VintageHorn.com Click if interested in helping

Hello, Not tring to take anything away from Saxquest, but I am starting a new site called VintageHorn.com and I am looking…

18 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)

slurring between A and D, help please

Hi, When I slur from A to D most of the time the D sounds like a squawking chicken, if I tongue the D it's ok. I have been pl…

18 years ago
by saxs_make_it_happen (42 posts)

YTS-23 and YTS-475 prices

In looking for a student tenor, I have noticed that on a few web sites the YTS-475 is $300-$400 less than the YTS-23. Does an…

18 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)

de-lacquering

I bought this vintage tenor off ebay last summer. It's a bit of a clunker and needs a set of pads as well. I'm thinking of st…

18 years ago
by ps (35 posts)

Sax Colour

There are different colour finishes for saxaphones out there, gold, silver, frosted silver, diamond cut, black and combinatio…

18 years ago
by Tubby_Man (48 posts)

Selmer Altos.....

What exactly is the difference between a Selmer AS100 and a Selmer Omega?

18 years ago
by texican (5 posts)

problem with s. shank mpc

anybody knows how to deal with the short shank of the short shank soloist? when its on the neck only a very short part of th…

18 years ago
by odedtzur (19 posts)

Bass saxophones

Does anyone have any information on puchasing a bass sax... Under a tight budget... Maybe $4000 dollars at most, and that wou…

18 years ago
by definition (963 posts)

Keilwerth SX90R

Does anyone know how reliable these saxes are? Aside from the tone hole problem they used to have(fixed couple of years ago),…

18 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)

Art Pepper, Strait Life

Great Book about one of the Greatest Payer's of all time. Very sad account of the life of a Jazz Great.

18 years ago
by Roccosm (113 posts)

Buffet Crampon Altos?

Anyone know anything about Buffet Crampon Altos? Where they're actually made? General quality observations? I don't have any…

18 years ago
by selmer 4evr (309 posts)

Which to buy?

Hello to all. Which soprano would you buy between the Woodwind and Antigua? Are they the same? (I'm speaking of the mid price…

18 years ago
by definition (963 posts)

New website for reeds and moutpieces!

Hey everybody! I found a new website called www.allwoodwinds.com and it has the best prices on reeds and mouthpieces. My dad…

18 years ago
by saxmogul (2 posts)

Jupiter soprano

I recently bought a new Jupiter soprano off ebay(haven't recieved it yet). Then about a week ago I vaguely remembered reading…

18 years ago
by ps (35 posts)

Buescher BU-3 soprano

I have a guy that wants to trade me one of these for my buescher 400 bari. Any comments on the horns, are they good, pro mode…

18 years ago
by Dave Dix (421 posts)

Good crowd pleaser songs to memorize and learn?

I have family coming in a few months and everyone I know will be wanting me to play something, but the thing is I don't have…

18 years ago
by jbroad572 (46 posts)

Need help finding good sax duet

My friend and I are thinking of playing a sax duet for a chamber recital but we have no idea what to play. We might do a al…

18 years ago
by saxdudedc (11 posts)

What Saxophone Sounds Similar to these clips?

Greetings everyone! This is my first time around here, and I hope you guys are able to help me. There are some songs from th…

18 years ago
by connsaxman_jim (2336 posts)
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