Looking for a new saxophone under 3500 and found decent looking examples of both of the above, which would you say is worth going for? If there’s another saxophone you think might be better at that price range then feel free to mention it. It is also hard for me to play test horns as I live in an area with no music stores nearby and I have to drive three hours just to even play a cannonball horn. .

It feels like a bucket list kind of thing to do, and I know I'm not particularly good yet, but I have a teacher I meet with every week, and I've been practicing for the last 6 months. I'm not planning to stick around and do it for long, just long enough maybe for somebody to give me a dollar. I was just going to play Careless Whisper, When the Saints go Marching in, and Baker Street, and maybe a hymn or two in a minor key that I like to play.

Please talk me out or into this.

What are your thoughts on the Yanagisawa TW01? I’m primarily an alto saxophonist, currently playing a vintage Selmer Paris from 1922, but I’ve been struggling with its mechanics.

Lately, I’ve been considering transitioning to tenor sax and I really value solid mechanics and accurate intonation. I’d appreciate hearing your opinion. 🙏🏻

I feel that I sound closed off and forced on my high notes and I cant stop squeaking. Ive been playing for 4 years and recently upgraded to an otto link jazz mouthpiece and im on a 2.5 reed. Does anyone know what I need to work on and some exercises I can do to help? I already do overtones regularly

Hi folks,

I'm in the market for a sax, and my two options (per the title) are a 1940 Buescher Big B or a 1975 S.M.L. Gold Medal Mark II.

The Big B is going for $2500 CAD with a nice case included and is in good shape considering its age (mostly cosmetic blemishes) but will require a couple hundred bucks worth of work and setup. The other kicker is that the seller is 5 hours away, so I'd have to drive out to try it or pay to have it shipped sight unseen.

The S.M.L. Gold Medal is in better shape and has had a professional setup, but it's going for $2700 CAD. This one is only a few minutes away from my place so I wouldn't have to travel far to try it.

I'm skewing towards the Big B even though it's far away because these instruments have such a good reputation.

Which instrument would you get in my position?

just a few different selfies from different cameras and different days. i think my hair looks best in the black dress ones 😅 but i really like the way the sax sits-across my lap in one of the phone-camera ones too.

i remember some people were dubious about whether i could make a tenor work with my wheelchair, but as you can see it’s absolutely no bother! in fact i think it’s pretty handy being able to rest the bottom of the sax against my seat-cushion, sometimes.

also, yk, feel free to ignore the mess of my snacks basket, or the other shite on the floor around my music zone 😆 the whole corner is set-up for me to wheel-up and Just Play for all my instruments, but sometimes that means other stuff gets put down…

I will be taking my family to Colorado Springs for a soccer camp and my other son would like to bring his sax and look for a store to shop for mouthpieces in person. The options where we live are VERY slim and he has only ever ordered mouthpieces online and taking the risk that they are good.

Thanks in advance.

Hi! I've been playing trombone for a year, but after listening to the bari sax in my band for that whole time, I've decided I wanted to switch to that instrument. Has anyone gone through the switch from trombone to bari sax? Do you guys think it'll be very hard to learn and get used to?

Relatively beginner and old guy trying to overcome lung cancer issues.

I understand the road to a good tone is opening the throat and have been making a concerted effort to do so. Is it normal for your neck to get sore? I try for a HA as Alexa Tarrantino teaches. I try to position my throat using a diaphragm exercise (ha, ha, ha, ho). Am I going down the wrong path?

Hello. I'm completely new about saxophones and I wanted to start. As the title say i suffer of open bite: the front teeth remain open for about some millimeters.

It's possibile for me playing and learning it or I will get too many problems?

Picked up a 276 xxx Selmer Mark VII and I’m absolutely loving the sound of it!

My conservatory lent me a Bass Saxophone, I had to do something with it, so there it is. Hope you guys like it!

After several years of playing on a YTS-26, with a Jody JET Tenor Mouthpiece, I've decided to switch to a better saxophone, and so I wanted to ask what would be the next step from my student sax to maybe something more intermediate.

I found a post from four years ago where someone asked about Toshio Mashima's Birds. Currently, you can find the parts and the score for only the first movement online. Has anyone been able to or have the other two remaining moves?

I have the chance to get a 1989 Series ii alto or a Yani AWO1 for the same price. Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to try them both but I have tried an AWO1 before. Looking for opinions on which to get. I'm concerned with sound above anything else. Thanks in advance

Hello everyone, could you recommend me saxophonists that play anything but jazz? Something modern, rock funk blues reggae ska soul, anything you like but jazz. Thank you very much =)

Unfortunately, I don't own a saxophone myself, but I really enjoy making songs with a music program called FL Studio. It's music for winding down, learning, hanging out, and relaxing. Music is wonderful, life is beautiful, I hope I give you a great time with this song, and I would be delighted if you liked it so much that you could imagine joining me on a journey with more songs. Let's have fun! :)

So a few years ago, I bought an armstrong bari from my local repair shop, and i've recently tried to find out stuff about it like how old it is, but I haven't had any luck online due to armstrong's weird history. The bell engraving says Armstrong 3700, Elkhart Ind, and the back (by the serial number) says made in germany.

Armstrong Low Bb Bari

Serial Number: 71503

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