Speaking of new instruments....
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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.
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 10:12 last edited by@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.
A Yanagisawa?!
For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!
Congratulations!
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 10:51 last edited by
Cool stuff!
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@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.
A Yanagisawa?!
For those that don’t know, that’s the saxophone equivalent to Bosie 214VC or Yamaha CF6. It’s a helluva horn!
Congratulations!
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 12:04 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:
@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.
A Yanagisawa?!
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
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@LuFins-Dad said in Speaking of new instruments....:
@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.
A Yanagisawa?!
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
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 12:46 last edited by@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....
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?!
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…
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@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 videowrote on 18 Feb 2023, 13:15 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 13:26 last edited by
@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...
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@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....
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?!
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…
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 13:49 last edited by Doctor Phibes@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.
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 14:26 last edited by
Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 14:27 last edited by
Freaking awesome!
Congrats, and we must have some recordings.
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Speaking of Brits playing Sax, Matt Telfer plays on Yanagisawa horns…
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 14:41 last edited by@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
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 14:45 last edited by
@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
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@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
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 14:46 last edited by@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.
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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.
wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 15:06 last edited byCongratulations. Enjoy.
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wrote on 18 Feb 2023, 15:44 last edited by
Next Piano Party in New England, I'll bring Lucas and our Alto and Bari, and we'll play a trio...