I've been getting a little frustrated lately.....yeah that way to..lol.. in all honesty i have just (8 months) switched from the alto over to the tenor. I have Hansons series V1111 and it hs been driving me mad, i think i must have been driving Alastair potty with all the phone calls. I love the look of my sax but have always thought that it didn't play right and had to much resistance. The low notes have been difficult but but not that bad its been unplayable and i have put this down to me, the reeds or the mouthpiece.
Anyhoo after lots of searching i have found both but was still not 100% and felt i was losing confidence in the sax. I have a series 6 Alto from Alastair and it got to the point that i just wanted to send mine back and try the series 6. However this has not been as easy as it should be and in n ideal world i would haveliked to keep my sax but have confidence in it.
I had the sax looked t by Dawkes and when i got home it was like playing a different instrument, low C easier, and the warble had gone.. a week later it was back to normal. I had to go and take and old Buescher (i know i always spell it wrong Jeanette) for a quote for repadding and asked the tech to have a look at my hansons which he did and adjusted the regulation..
. I had an oppurtunity when i got home to play for a few hours and wow... the sax really showed me her capabilities, a few squeeks, but the tone and everything sounded so much nearer what i expected and i KNEW any mistakes were mine; i can and will work on that.
My longwinded question is why the sax wont hold regulation and if there is anything that can be done to address the issue, aside from pushing Alastair for the series 6. I feel that we have been on a journey and would ideally love to keep the sax I have as like the way she looks and plays when regulated.. Any advice seriously welcome all i want to do is pick up the sax set up and know any mistakes are mine so I can get on with learning in confidence...
Anyhoo after lots of searching i have found both but was still not 100% and felt i was losing confidence in the sax. I have a series 6 Alto from Alastair and it got to the point that i just wanted to send mine back and try the series 6. However this has not been as easy as it should be and in n ideal world i would haveliked to keep my sax but have confidence in it.
I had the sax looked t by Dawkes and when i got home it was like playing a different instrument, low C easier, and the warble had gone.. a week later it was back to normal. I had to go and take and old Buescher (i know i always spell it wrong Jeanette) for a quote for repadding and asked the tech to have a look at my hansons which he did and adjusted the regulation..
. I had an oppurtunity when i got home to play for a few hours and wow... the sax really showed me her capabilities, a few squeeks, but the tone and everything sounded so much nearer what i expected and i KNEW any mistakes were mine; i can and will work on that.
My longwinded question is why the sax wont hold regulation and if there is anything that can be done to address the issue, aside from pushing Alastair for the series 6. I feel that we have been on a journey and would ideally love to keep the sax I have as like the way she looks and plays when regulated.. Any advice seriously welcome all i want to do is pick up the sax set up and know any mistakes are mine so I can get on with learning in confidence...