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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    I got this....

    08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

    All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

    I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

    George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #2

    @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

    I got this....

    All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

    I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

    Congratulations!!!

    Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Axtremus
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      #3

      Congratulations!

      Blow hard!

      And post a video.

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      • George KG George K

        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

        I got this....

        All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

        I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

        Congratulations!!!

        Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        @George-K said in Speaking of new instruments....:

        Please share rather comments from the rest of the Phibes family!

        I told Mrs. Phibes it was my side-chick. I honestly couldn't tell whether she was laughing or crying.

        I was only joking

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        • MikM Offline
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          Mik
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          #5

          Of all the phrases or terms a husband should avoid, side chick is way, way up there.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
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            #6

            I demand you learn the Sax-a-boom lick and post it.

            Please love yourself.

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            • HoraceH Offline
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              Horace
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              Please learn baker street

              Education is extremely important.

              Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
              • HoraceH Horace

                Please learn baker street

                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                Please learn baker street

                That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                Here's a baritone instead...

                Link to video

                I was only joking

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  I got this....

                  08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                  All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                  I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                  LuFins DadL Offline
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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                  I got this....

                  08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                  All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                  I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                  A Yanagisawa?!

                  alt text

                  For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                  Congratulations!

                  The Brad

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                  • jon-nycJ Offline
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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    Cool stuff!

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                      I got this....

                      08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                      All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                      I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                      A Yanagisawa?!

                      alt text

                      For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                      Congratulations!

                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                      I got this....

                      08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                      All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                      I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                      A Yanagisawa?!

                      alt text

                      For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                      Congratulations!

                      Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                      I was only joking

                      LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        I got this....

                        08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                        All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                        I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                        A Yanagisawa?!

                        alt text

                        For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                        Congratulations!

                        Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                        LuFins DadL Offline
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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                        I got this....

                        08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                        All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                        I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                        A Yanagisawa?!

                        alt text

                        For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                        Congratulations!

                        Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                        Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.

                        A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.

                        I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                        The Brad

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                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                          @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          Please learn baker street

                          That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                          Here's a baritone instead...

                          Link to video

                          HoraceH Offline
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                          Horace
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          @Horace said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                          Please learn baker street

                          That's an alto solo, you Philistine

                          I’m not interested in your excuses.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • AxtremusA Axtremus

                            Congratulations!

                            Blow hard!

                            And post a video.

                            George KG Offline
                            George KG Offline
                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            @Axtremus said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                            Congratulations!
                            Blow hard!
                            And post a video.

                            One could have so much fun with changing the punctuation of that...

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                              I got this....

                              08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                              All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                              I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

                              A Yanagisawa?!

                              alt text

                              For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!

                              Congratulations!

                              Maybe not quite up there, but it is very nice. I tried a few and this was my preferred option for the budget I had

                              Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.

                              A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.

                              I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                              Doctor Phibes
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                              #15

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                              Not at all…The elephant in the room with saxophones is Selmer. They are the Steinway of saxophones to those that don’t know. I was recently at a sax symposium and they had every major brand there with samples. The Yanagisawa was clearly the winner amongst majority of those there and was the talk of the group.. It blew the Jubilee and Series III away.
                              A vintage Mark VI is possibly a better horn, but I tend to think that a lot of that is just nostalgia.
                              I did like the Yamaha Custom EX, too. The Custom Z is supposed to be the cream of the wheat, but the EX just had a better airflow for me. And I will probably be able to get a deal on one…

                              I tried a Yamaha, but not the Custom. All the internet wisdom seems to be that Yanagisawa is easily the best value for money, and arguably with better build quality than Selmer - I tried the TWO1 and the TW010 (the 'elite' version), but couldn't really feel or hear enough of a difference to justify the extra money, plus the 010 was heavier, which I didn't like.

                              The Taiwanese horns are a lot better than they used to be, but not quite up there with the Yanagisawa IMHO.

                              I think the Mark VI's are variable. I had a friend who played one in the UK, and it wasn't really anything that special. Somebody else I vaguely knew, who incidentally ended up playing for the band Simply Red, had one that was just wonderful, but some of that could have been his playing, which was also pretty special. I think one of the reasons they're held in such high regard is that the release coincided with the golden age of jazz sax playing.

                              I was only joking

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                                LuFins Dad
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                                Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                The Brad

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                                  mark
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                                  #17

                                  Freaking awesome!

                                  Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                    Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…

                                    I think Snake Davis does too, although I think his might be solid silver which I suspect is a bit unnecessary

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • markM mark

                                      Freaking awesome!

                                      Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      #19

                                      @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                      Freaking awesome!

                                      Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                      My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                        Freaking awesome!

                                        Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                        My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                        HoraceH Offline
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                                        Horace
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                                        #20

                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                        @mark said in Speaking of new instruments....:

                                        Freaking awesome!

                                        Congrats, and we must have some recordings.

                                        My self consciousness about my playing is a bit high at the moment so I might need to wait a while before venturing into that particular territory

                                        Every day without baker street solo recording from you is a day of abject failure.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                          I got this....

                                          08d859e3-5a00-4492-8536-7f8652d29b43-image.png

                                          All my life I've wanted a decent tenor sax since I saw The Pink Panther as a kid, and now finally....

                                          I cannot even begin to tell you how pleased the rest of the family are.

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                                          @Doctor-Phibes

                                          Congratulations. Enjoy.

                                          Elbows up!

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