Introduction Another newcomer

[1000hands]

Hello all – I'm new here, but old in general. I played bass clarinet, alto clarinet, and flute in the past, but that ended when I finished high school, long ago. (AD 1975.) Played guitar and bass guitar in the meantime, picked up a flute a few years ago, and bought my first saxophone, an alto, last year.

Got another sax a few months ago, and against all advice, this one is a C Melody. If playing a C Melody isn’t bad enough, both my saxophones are Chinese made. I have no career ambitions. I’m retired and play only in my living room, mostly with backing tracks from YouTube. Joining here to learn what I can.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hello and big welcome to the Cafe. C melody and all.

 

[Woodpad]

Welcome and have fun playing.

 

[PigSquealer]

Hello all – I'm new here, but old in general. I played bass clarinet, alto clarinet, and flute in the past, but that ended when I finished high school, long ago. (AD 1975.) Played guitar and bass guitar in the meantime, picked up a flute a few years ago, and bought my first saxophone, an alto, last year.

Got another sax a few months ago, and against all advice, this one is a C Melody. If playing a C Melody isn’t bad enough, both my saxophones are Chinese made. I have no career ambitions. I’m retired and play only in my living room, mostly with backing tracks from YouTube. Joining here to learn what I can.

Welcome to Cafe Saxophone. So nice you’re continuing your musical journey. Including a C Melody. There’s a thread
C Melody here. I would love to hear your feedback on the Chinese model C.

Saxophones - C Melody Saxophones

I've been interested in C Melody saxes, for a while. Apparently, they were quite common in the 1920s-30s, and the general concensus seems to be that the designs got better as time went on. Earlier models were often made in High Pitch (a tuning system that predates using A=440Hz), and should be...

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[Tenor Viol]

Hi welcome. Enjoy your playing. I wouldn't rule out finding a local community music group to play with.

 

[ghostler]

Got another sax a few months ago, and against all advice, this one is a C Melody. If playing a C Melody isn’t bad enough, both my saxophones are Chinese made. I have no career ambitions. I’m retired and play only in my living room, mostly with backing tracks from YouTube. Joining here to learn what I can.

Welcome to the forum, @1000hands .

Well, obviously then many of us in this forum are guilty as charged, own and play various Chinese saxes (Taiwan and mainland China), including a few pros. If it plays, who cares who and where made?

And, I see you are one the good folk starting on clarinet. 😉 (Started on clarinet in 6th grade mid 1960's.)

Regarding the C Melody, don't have one yet but have room in my GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). We have a number of threads on the C Melodies and owners here of them.

Again welcome and hope to hear more from you!

 

[MikeMorrell]

Welcome to the cafe, @1000hands!

Mike

 

[Tuppertn]

Welcome to the most ecumenical saxophone forum on Earth. Even C melody players get a voice here.

I wouldn't rule out finding a local community music group to play with.

But not on a Cmel...

 

[ghostler]

But not on a Cmel...

I suppose if one learns to play the altissimo register fluently, could pinch hit a C Flute (or C Oboe part). Then the director would have no problem with flutes playing forte-fortissimo. 😉

 

[PigSquealer]

Hi welcome. Enjoy your playing. I wouldn't rule out finding a local community music group to play with.

But not on a Cmel...

Maybe it’s time to revisit the potential possibilities. All it takes is two people interested. The player and director.