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Yamaha YAS 275

inhorn wrote 5 days ago: Stock photo of a Yamaha YAS 275 A first in my shop – an Indonesian made Yamaha Saxophone. It a … more →

Tags: Saxophone, Yamaha

Saxophone Rebuild: Day 2

inhorn wrote 1 week ago: Here is day two of the Mark VI rebuild.  The mundane act of cleaning. … more →

Tags: Saxophone, Conn-Selmer, repair, Selmer Mark VI

Documented Selmer saxophone rebuild.

inhorn wrote 1 week ago:   body with no keys     Started a new page today regarding a long term project rebuil … more →

Tags: Saxophone, Conn-Selmer, reppad, Selmer Mark VI

Newest (and Shiniest) Addition to the Family 1 comment

DrumsoundMaker wrote 1 week ago: Below is the latest, newest and shiniest addition to the family. Doesnt take a strain of the eyes to … more →

Tags: notes, Jam Adventures, RandoMisc, Configuration, Drums, drumset, Saxophone

How To Play Saxophone Online And Practicing Scale

saxophonelover wrote 3 weeks ago: How To Play Saxophone Online And Practicing Scales is about learning proper principals and grooving … more →

Tags: How To Play Saxophone Online And Practicing Scale, How To Play Saxophone Online, Tenor Saxophone, elmer saxophone, Yamaha Saxophone, Yanagisawah saxophone, Keilwerth saxophone, saxophone scaling, saxophone reeds

Shellac.

inhorn wrote 2 months ago: Before - Shellac stick. Different repair techs use different pad glues.  Most contemporary saxophone … more →

Tags: bass clarinet, bassoon, Clarinet, harmony clarinet, hot melt glue, Kraus Music Products, reppad, Saxophone, shellac

Yamaha Z Alto Saxophone Light Test Fail

inhorn wrote 2 months ago: Lower Stack Upper Stack Rear View of Upper Stack Bell Keys The most basic way to view leaks in a sax … more →

Tags: Saxophone, pads, repair, Votaw, Yamaha, Yamaha Custom Z, Leak Light

Re-Intonation Station

inhorn wrote 2 months ago: Lowering Pitch Many saxophones, or saxophone players, have a tendency to go sharp in the upper range … more →

Tags: Saxophone, Conn-Selmer, Selmer Mark VII, Intonation

Alternate Method to Find Leaks in a Saxophone

inhorn wrote 3 months ago: Saxophone Pad Work Meets Flute Pad Work - Feeler Gauge When repairing flutes and clarinets, often us … more →

Tags: Saxophone, pads, repair, Conn-Selmer, super action 80

Another Surreal, Self Relevatory Dream, From My Adult Perspective1 comment

dummidumbwit wrote 3 months ago: Another Surreal Self Relevatory Dream From My Adult Perspective I love these killer, surreal dreams … more →

Tags: Culture, Economics, ethics, History, Human Rights, Justice, musings, My Life, Society

Neon Jazz

bpuckett wrote 3 months ago: Feeling a bit artistic, I snapped a few photos of my son’s alto saxophone. In post production … more →

Tags: alto, alto sax, Art, image, instrument, Keys, Music, Musical Instrument, Neon

Jazz Clarinetist Walt Levinsky 5 comments

thejazzmonger wrote 3 months ago: You may not know him, but you have heard him. Walt Levinsky (b. April 18, 1929 / d. Dec. 14, 1999) w … more →

Tags: big-band swing, Swing, big band, jazz, 60's, 50s, fifties, Music, radio

A Night of Jazz and Dancing: Ernie Krivda and The Fat Tuesday Big Band and a FREE Dance Lesson from "Get Hep Swing!"

thewinchestermusic wrote 3 months ago: Get ready for a night of big band era swing music and dancing in at The Winchester in Cleveland, Ohi … more →

Tags: Music, Concerts, Entertainment, Concert, Shows, Cleveland, singer, Band, jazz

Awaiting pickup

inhorn wrote 3 months ago: Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone This soldier fell in battle.  Or, more accurately was knocked over by … more →

Tags: Saxophone, pads, repair, Conn-Selmer, Tenor Saxophone, Selmer Mark VI, P. Mauriat

Ten Questions with Steve Lehman1 comment

glowsinthedark wrote 4 months ago: Steve Lehman is a composer/alto saxophonist living in NY. I first saw him as part of Anthony Braxton … more →

Tags: Ten Questions, Aceyalone, Anthony Braxton, Chris Dingman, Drew Gress, Free Improvisation, GZA, Jackie McLean, jazz

Romancing the Arts

Vincent wrote 5 months ago: My whole life, in essence, has been sculpted (pun intended) by the arts. Everything that falls under … more →

Tags: Love, Art, Drawing, The Arts, Acting, theatre, Band, jazz

No More High School

demo318 wrote 6 months ago: So I have graduated from high school.  I will no longer grace the hallways of Trinity Academy as a s … more →

Tags: Christianity, circumstances, Employment, Music, Thoughts, College, God, Graduation, Guitar

YouTube - David Sanborn live on Jools Holland

dumblikeapainter wrote 7 months ago: I’ll never tire of Sanborn’s tone on alto – a wonderful blues wail. YouTube … more →

Tags: jazz, David Sanborn

Greatest. Jazz Song. EVER.3 comments

fandorka wrote 7 months ago: I once had jazz band director think he was insulting me when he said my sound was too much like this … more →

Tags: Fun, Personal, 1961, dave brubeck, Gene Wright, Genius, jazz, Joe Morello, Ken Burns


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