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[rog]

Hi everyone

I have been lurking for a while having found the site by accident around Christmas time when I was looking for a saxophone to buy.

Having suffered a bells palsy a couple of years ago I thought that I might struggle to play a note but fortunately this was proved wrong when my wife organised a saxophone lesson for my birthday last year.

I found a nice Yamaha at a local shop where they also arrange lessons and since they chucked in a couple of lessons in the price I started going regularly and it has now become the highlight of the week for me. I wish I had started younger but hey at least I have got going now. Finding time to practise is a challenge but I seem to manage 30 minutes most days even if it does result in the dogs howling in the next room and my kids upping the volumes on their stereos!

Great site - keep up the good work.

Rog

 

[frank_johnson]

Hi Rog,
Welcome to the forum.
The sky's the limit!
Hope you break the sound barrier!
Good luck from the Black Country.
Frank 🙂

 

[Saxlicker]

Welcome Rog!

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi Rog welcome to the Breakfast Room. Hope the Bell's is better, not a nice thing to happen, my sympathies.

 

[rog]

The Bell's was not a great experience and is now mostly gone (although I have a slight weakness on the corner of my mouth) but ironically is one of the reasons I have at last got round to taking up the sax! I always used to be a worrier and a perfectionist and had great difficulty in saying no to anybody who wanted my help. The Bell's was a warning that I couldn't go on like that and now I make time for myself as well as being a little more picky about what causes I support. Hence the 30 minutes a day and weekly lesson is my time and I regard it as very precious! So some good has come out of the experience.

Rog

 

[mfox]

hey...

 

[jadoube]

Hi Rog,

Wife, birthday, saxophone. Life doesn't get much better than that!

Welcome, I think you'll there are lots of good folk here who are really helpful to us late starters.

John

 

[Bobby G]

Hi Rog, welcome to the Breakfast Room from a soggy Herts. Sympathies about the Bell's, my partner has had it twice, about thirty years apart, but it does get better. Have fun with your Yamaha - what is it, alto, tenor...?

Cheers, Bob (happy Yamaha owner and relative late starter)

 

[saxismyaxe]

Hi Rog,
Nice to have your here on the forums.

 

[Dylan]

Hi Rog

A big welcome to the forum. Glad you are enjoying the music so much.

D

 

[rog]

Thank you all for your welcome. I had a really good practice session tonight and enjoyed myself.

For info Bobby its a Yamaha Alto 275. One day I may stretch to a Tenor although having heard a Bari at a gig the other night I quite fancy having a go at that if I can summon up enough puff!

Cheers

Rog

 

[Bobby G]

Hey Rog, the good thing about a bari is it's pitched an octave below an alto, so no transposition worries. The bad thing is it weighs aton. And a half >.<

Cheers, Bob

 

[peter_fitton]

Hi Rog, I'm just getting over a bout of Bell's Palsy myself. It's about 98% cleared up now but I'm still struggling sax-wise. It's been a very frustrating 6 weeks or so, I must say :cry:

I hope you have a great time here and good luck with the alto, and maybe tenor/bari later 🙂

Cheers

Peter

 

[rog]

Hi Peter

Sorry to hear about your bells. If you are 98% clear in 6 weeks you are doing fantastically. Mine was nearly 3 years ago and I still have some weakness around the corner of my mouth and I can't stop my left eye from closing when I blow the sax so I can't always focus on the music! If you haven't found it already there is a very informative site with a very supportive group of people at www.bellspalsy.ws

Stick at it. By the sound of things you will be one of the lucky 90% left with no residual effects at all.

Cheers

Rog