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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mick_wilson" data-source="post: 616764" data-attributes="member: 10231">hi Chris,Boy this brought back memories of only last week. <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%99%82%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I had to collect my Sax even tho i bought it on a Sunday online, and spoke with the seller and arranged that it would be delivered to me on my only day off work, which was Friday.On the thursday i receive a email that read Sax dispatched ? Now delivery time was 2 days? yes you got it, how was i gonna receive my long awaited for alto??? So I called him up and low and behold he hadnt dispatched but was waiting for the currier to turn up, i advised that I would go up friday to collect he was ok with this. He lived in Lincoln i lived In leicester so a good hours drive with a heavy foot lol. My Sat nav took me to the street but has he lived on a new estate i couldnt find him. So I called this was 9 am in the morning and we agreed am collection. when I arrived at his location he advised that i was lucky he was just  going out for the day??? :erm: anyway I got my alto put it in the car and headed home.On the way home my Dad called so i pulled over  <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%99%81%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />  all i wanted to do was spend some time with my sax and play it or make a sound. But No all i got was interuptions after interuptions. any way after speaking with my dad I tried to start back on my journey.???nope the car broke down :cry:  :cry: . After getting my car started by this kind man that helped at the layby I finally took it home.I made a cuppa and then opened the case. There she was i picked her up and had a good look at her all the keys were still locked down at this point.I remembered what i had read about soaking the reed and attaching the mouthpeice to the crook neck which is what i did . At first i only pushed the mouth peice on a short way and practised blowing it without having the horn attached .This was probably a wise thing as my first tone was loud and made me jump out my skin. I didnt pluck up courage to play through the horn for 8 hours and when i did it was an awfull din.I did this just to reassure myself that i could make a noise,and i then put the Sax away. I practiced my embouchre without the sax attached with 20 mins practice for 3 days before i fully upacked the sax and played. Wow G A B D were my first notes I got this from a dvd i bought . but again after a while i started to get tired and either my breathing technique went out the window or my embouchure fell apart.  <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%98%89%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> now I have a sore throat so am forced to rest :cry:  and i have a day off tomorrow so all i can do is practice fingering techniques. Ive had my alto a week and i am missing my time with her my throats been sore 4 days. lol i cant wait til im fit again <img src="/x-custom-smilies/w00t.webp"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":w00t:" title="Woot    :w00t:" data-shortname=":w00t:" />  <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%99%82%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>