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dubsax70

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Hi All,
Complete newbie from Dublin here. So new I don't even have a sax yet. Its been on my bucket list for a while (jazz fan for over 30 years!) as an instrument I've always wanted to learn. I'm in London in February to see Camilla George play Ronnie Scotts so I'm planning a trip to Sax.co.uk's place in the city center to possibly pick up my first sax...Lucky I've no neighbors!
Cheers
A
 
Jeanette said:
Welcome. I have my first trip to Ronnie Scotts booked for March, so excited.

You'll love Sax.Co.uk

Jx
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You'll love Ronnies..Despite it requiring flights and hotels I try to get over two or three times a year...Looking forward to Camilla George, apparently her album 'Isang' was my most played music on spotify last year...Have seen many others there over the years
 
nigeld said:
Welcome to the Café.
Have you decided what size sax you want?
Sax.co.uk is a very good place to try saxes. There is also Howarth.
Howarth of London - Oboe Makers - Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet and Saxophone Specialists

Or you can hire a sax for a while - this means that you will be better informed when you buy one.
Here is a firm, but I don't know if they hire outside the UK.
uksaxhire
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Cheers Nigeld...I think I'll start off with an Alto and I will probably go for the Sakkusu from sax.co.uk..A lot of reviews seem to say its good as a starter sax and pricewise its near enough the same as a hire over 3-6 months..
 
dubsax70 said:
Cheers Nigeld...I think I'll start off with an Alto and I will probably go for the Sakkusu from sax.co.uk..A lot of reviews seem to say its good as a starter sax and pricewise its near enough the same as a hire over 3-6 months..
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Choose the size that most appeals to you sound wise :)

Jx
 
Hi @dubsax70 and welcome from me in NL,

Great to hear that you're taking up sax! I'm not questioning your choice of 'starter sax'. I just note that the 'sax sound' you most aspire to (sop, alt, tenor, bariton) could influence which one you buy first. If the 'alt sax' sound is the one that you like most, then go for it! The only reason I mention alternatives is because 'alt sax' is often mentioned as the 'easiest sax' to start out on. When I rented my first sax I was clueless. But I eventually rented a tenor (rather than an alt) and I've kept on playing tenor ever since. I like sop but alt sax has never appealed to me much.

So my point is just to choose the sax (sop, alt, tenor, bari) that you like hearing/playing most.
Mike
 
Cheers Jeanette and Mike..I tend to listen to both Alto and Tenor in fairly equal measure and like both for different reasons..Camilla George plays Alto vs some of the classics like Coltrane or Rollins on Tenor (for some reason I have been playing a lot of Booker Ervin this weekend) so I would be happy to learn either..Hopefully if my learning path goes well this will be my starter sax and I will be free to change if I wanted to then..

I'm not too ambitious about my playing ability, as longs as I can play all four parts of 'A Love Supreme' from memory by the end of the second week I'll be happy :eek:)))
 
Welcome DubSax, from another .ie player. Sax.co.uk is a great place to visit. I've spent some hours there on a single visit. Would be rude not to buy something after that.
For local stores, Paul Ryan music also offers try before you buy. I've bought 2 instruments and lots of other bits and bobs from him over the years (could be 20 years now, yikes)
Paul Ryan Music

Try to get some lessons, to avoid bad habits and get useful instruction. Start practice slowly (15-20 minutes) a few times a week to build up and not strain muscles you probably haven't used before, but reckon on 2-3 hours a week to see improvement quickly. The music shops may have adverts, or Waltons may work for you. There are more sax teachers in Dublin now than when I started in the 80's in DIT. There are online tutors too, which I've never tried.
 
Doodah said:
Welcome DubSax, from another .ie player. Sax.co.uk is a great place to visit. I've spent some hours there on a single visit. Would be rude not to buy something after that.
For local stores, Paul Ryan music also offers try before you buy. I've bought 2 instruments and lots of other bits and bobs from him over the years (could be 20 years now, yikes)
Paul Ryan Music

Try to get some lessons, to avoid bad habits and get useful instruction. Start practice slowly (15-20 minutes) a few times a week to build up and not strain muscles you probably haven't used before, but reckon on 2-3 hours a week to see improvement quickly. The music shops may have adverts, or Waltons may work for you. There are more sax teachers in Dublin now than when I started in the 80's in DIT. There are online tutors too, which I've never tried.
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Cheers Doodah, I looked at Waltons and Paul Ryan but they seemed to be a little bit more expensive than I wanted for a first sax and comparing new in Sax.co.uk vs second hand from adverts or donedeal it seemed like I would be paying the same for new in London (not factoring in travel costs as I'm there anyway) and reducing the risk (I wouldn't know enough to know if a second hand one was any good and certainly couldn't play it!)

Anyone you could recommend for lessons around Dublin?

Another, slightly off the wall question...If I were to buy an Alto Sax in London would I get away with it as hand luggage on an Aer Lingus flight home...There is a small case with it but I'm unsure of the dimensions..

Cheers
A
 

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