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I am a newbie to the forum and would like to say a big HI to all you people on this site.
A little about me:
I started out learning to play sax in 1983 on a secondhand Yamaha Yas 61. I progressed reasonably well and then moved on to yamaha 62 Tenor and played this fine instrument for a good few years and took it with me when I went to work abroad for British aerospace
I was lucky enough to form a band with some of the other guys whilst abroad and being on good money I was able to afford pretty much any sax I wanted. A brand new Selmer S80 Tenor was my next instrument in 1990 and I Used this for around 4 years.
A 1969 Selmer MKIV came next and this was a superb instrument and I had great fun with this for a magical 6 years and then tragedy! It was badly damaged in the upper stack key area whilst in transit with the worlds favourite airline and although repaired never seemed to be the same afterwards.
I replaced The MKIV with a Yanagisawa 991 Tenor in 2000 which I still have and I dont think I would part with it to be honest.
I have had a few other saxes including selmer S80 soprano and MKIV alto but Tenor is my main instrument I am however at the moment trying to find a Yamaha Alto Yas 61 for a trip down memory lane, but these seem a bit thin on the ground.
My music tastes are wide and varied though I dont have any firm favourite players. I especially like Earl Bostic's style of playing, his honking style and tremendous pace is something else. I also enjoy some of the more obscure players like the great Clifford Scott, Sam The Man Taylor etc.
I look forward to reading some of the topics on the forum and you will be hearing from me again soon.
Happy Blowing!
Kind Regards, Mikey B
A little about me:
I started out learning to play sax in 1983 on a secondhand Yamaha Yas 61. I progressed reasonably well and then moved on to yamaha 62 Tenor and played this fine instrument for a good few years and took it with me when I went to work abroad for British aerospace
I was lucky enough to form a band with some of the other guys whilst abroad and being on good money I was able to afford pretty much any sax I wanted. A brand new Selmer S80 Tenor was my next instrument in 1990 and I Used this for around 4 years.
A 1969 Selmer MKIV came next and this was a superb instrument and I had great fun with this for a magical 6 years and then tragedy! It was badly damaged in the upper stack key area whilst in transit with the worlds favourite airline and although repaired never seemed to be the same afterwards.
I replaced The MKIV with a Yanagisawa 991 Tenor in 2000 which I still have and I dont think I would part with it to be honest.
I have had a few other saxes including selmer S80 soprano and MKIV alto but Tenor is my main instrument I am however at the moment trying to find a Yamaha Alto Yas 61 for a trip down memory lane, but these seem a bit thin on the ground.
My music tastes are wide and varied though I dont have any firm favourite players. I especially like Earl Bostic's style of playing, his honking style and tremendous pace is something else. I also enjoy some of the more obscure players like the great Clifford Scott, Sam The Man Taylor etc.
I look forward to reading some of the topics on the forum and you will be hearing from me again soon.
Happy Blowing!
Kind Regards, Mikey B
