Saxophones How many saxes does one really need?

[PigSquealer]

Anyone have backup accordion or bagpipes ? How about a back up recorder with zero moving parts.
Should the quantity of saxophones owned be limited by stands owned ?

 

[Tonehole]

My childhood accordion was sold two years ago! Sob!

My parents put it in a yard sale. It was a student model so a real but reduced scale model. They recovered their investment on it as I guess a quality full key set scaled for an 8 year old is tough to get these days. I won a few music competitions on it in elementary school.

I have a sack of assorted recorders but have not played one since High school.
Might fly in an Irish pub but may get you pelted with spuds! 🥔

Stands may be a qualifier I just bought two Hercules this past week.

 

[mizmar]

How about a back up recorder

I have Reed flutes in C, D and A made of reed and A, G, F, E D C and Bb in plastic. A-F are to shrill for me. D is the most usual so, yeah. D is backed up. I'm not a performer but it's nice to have an instrument that doesn't get soggy for some practice.
Reed reed flutes have a more interesting sound, a bit wider radius so more versatile tuning.

If I was a professional, I'd certainly have spares.

 

[Dr G]

My childhood accordion was sold two years ago! Sob!

My parents put it in a yard sale. It was a student model so a real but reduced scale model. They recovered their investment on it as I guess a quality full key set scaled for an 8 year old is tough to get these days. I won a few music competitions on it in elementary school.

I still respect you.

FWIW, I learned after marrying my wife that her mother was an accordion player.

 

[LostCircuits]

My childhood accordion was sold two years ago! Sob!

My parents put it in a yard sale. It was a student model so a real but reduced scale model. They recovered their investment on it as I guess a quality full key set scaled for an 8 year old is tough to get these days. I won a few music competitions on it in elementary school.

I have a sack of assorted recorders but have not played one since High school.
Might fly in an Irish pub but may get you pelted with spuds! 🥔

Stands may be a qualifier I just bought two Hercules this past week.

My first long term girlfriend was a pretty accomplished accordion player but she also had a reduced scale Hohner, I lucked out and found a top model at a pawn shop and gave it to her for her birthday but she never felt comfortable with it.

Are you familiar with the term "Sailor's Piano"?

 

[Tonehole]

I am Canadian .. are you familiar with Secound City? Not only accordian but clarinet as well.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrnE6kaPeuE

 

[LostCircuits]

Sailors Piano or Schifferklavier is also known as Styrian Harmonica
To get back to the OP question: how many ... one would be more than what I ever need

 

[skeller047]

I learned after marrying my wife that her mother was an accordion player.

She was wise to withold that information until after you tied the knot…

 

[PigSquealer]

FWIW, I learned after marrying my wife that her mother was an accordion player.

Was it a tenor ?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Real "catastrophic failure rarely happen, unless you let other folks near your horn

Apart from the hand basin incident I mentioned above, the only time a backup would have been handy (if I had been actually bothered to bring it to the gig)was when my MKVI got stolen in a night club. The manager didn’t seem too bothered until I told I’d be calling the police immediately. I don’t think he wanted their presence in the club and very quickly they did a search and miraculously discovered the horn hidden under the bar.

 

[mark_addy]

I learned after marrying my wife that her mother was an accordion player.

One of those recessive hereditary characteristics - I hope a scan back through your own family history came up reassuringly negative.

 

[Targa]

I still respect you.

FWIW, I learned after marrying my wife that her mother was an accordion player.

Mama’s got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Most of my professional career I’ve only had one of each, though have gone through periods of having two or more if I found something I was interested in to try out. But would usually then decide on one or the other. I tend to like a clutter free environment.

Early on I was mostly touring, so even if there was a road crew I’d prefer to have just one instrument with me.

Same here. Perhaps we were lucky regarding mishaps. I never had a problem with a horn that couldn’t be circumnavigated -

- low leaks: either play louder or avoid til fixed
- develop a relationship / find a tech who’ll prioritise your horn

In the middle of a gig years ago three pads fell out. I did the rest of the gig with them held in by sellotape.

Another gig; Palm E fell out, and continued to fall out, so I lipped down F when I had to and avoided the note as much as I could.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Standing on the handbasin”…. I think there might be a bit more to that story, sounds intriguing.

Just file under “Rock n Roll” and move on..

 

[Pete Effamy]

I’ll take him over Eddie Money any day. The other two aren’t exactly guitarists. Apples and oranges.

Yes. Dave Gilmour is in that (small) list of musicians that more often than not are referred to regarding their (distinctive) sound rather than “just” their playing. Held in pretty high regard by most I reckon.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Bryan Ferry - never thought much of him on stage and off it a nasty person.

I could never get passed the sax player playing one note on the “theme” all the way through in Let’s Get Together. Nice solo though.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Well, you can steal them, make them from scratch, or be given them....

Or borrow. For some time. Years. Seems to be a thing with guitarists.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Sad to say I onced owned a Yani 880 Elimona I sold and regret it, no regrets about selling my MK VI and a Couf superba II.

I sold an A800 Elimona alto and regret that too.