Saxophones Mint YTS-32

[Vlad]

Different folks etc
I've got a 23 (Vito), a 25 and now a 32.
My preference is 32>25>23!

I can just see you doing the Ted Rogers 3-2-1 there... 😀

 

[cappers]

Me and Dusty Bin

 

[Dr G]

Different folks etc
I've got a 23 (Vito), a 25 and now a 32.
My preference is 32>25>23!

23! is greater than either 32 or 25.

 

[cappers]

Dr P Dantic 😉 My preference is 32>25>23. That shouldn't hurt mathematcal sensibilities.

23 was John Forbes Nash Jr's favourite prime apparently.

 

[Dr G]

Dr P Dantic 😉 My preference is 32>25>23. That shouldn't hurt mathematcal sensibilities.

23 was John Forbes Nash Jr's favourite prime apparently.

73 was Sheldon’s. It’s the 21st prime. 37, the reverse of 73, is the 12th prime (12 is the reverse of 21). How fun is that! Why did JFN Jr like 23?

 

[skeller047]

Personally I like 47. I have my reasons, but they are irrelevant and probably illegal.

Glad you are liking your new horn, @cappers !!!

 

[Vlad]

Some like 69 I'm told.....

 

[Targa]

I like One far more than all the rest.
Even if the number is not a prime.

 

[Pete Effamy]

Personally I like 47. I have my reasons, but they are irrelevant and probably illegal.

Glad you are liking your new horn, @cappers !!!

But 42 is the meaning of everything.

 

[cappers]

Why did JFN Jr like 23?

I don't know.
Coincidentally, he was killed in a car crash on 23rd May 2015.

73 was Sheldon’s. It’s the 21st prime. 37, the reverse of 73, is the 12th prime (12 is the reverse of 21). How fun is that!

Great.

 

[Vlad]

I don't know.
Coincidentally, he was killed in a car crash on 23rd May 2015.

Great.

Somebody shot him, shirley....?

 

[Dr G]

I like One far more than all the rest.
Even if the number is not a prime.

You know what Three Dog Night said about One…. 🙁

 

[Targa]

You know what Three Dog Night said about One…. 🙁

That it’s not very cold?

 

[Vlad]

Only having two dogs I'd have to recruit one of the cats to 'dep' for the missing one... somehow I can't see him co-operating though...

 

[cappers]

We've only one dog now since losing Molly last year 🙁
It's OK, Ted is the one but he isn't the loneliest doggie, very happy being solo top-dog 🐕

 

[cappers]

Back on topic to my YTS-32.......

I played the '25 today and thought 'this is sounding good'. I've been working hard on my breath support and voicing, and for the first time I'm beginning to like or at least not abhor, the sound I'm making. For a while I wondered whether the '32 was an unnecessary acquisition?

I then played the '32. Immediately I could feel and hear the difference, not just good but gorgeous. Overall they sound the same but on the '32 all the notes from bottom to top (palm keys max limit) were fuller, smoother, warmer blah blah. The bright edge of the '25 has been reduced without losing its sparkle and the bell notes are lusher (mostly! still overtone the low B & Bb if not careful).

They feel the same to play but as they share the same keywork they should. The '32 is a bit more responsive and plays ppp more easily. Even got a bit of subtoning out.

Two great horns, no1 and a backup. I'm done.

 

[MD0483]

Just for clarity a Yamaha RD250E was an extremely quick 250cc motorcycle from the 1970's, it's hard to believe today that a 17 year old learner could own a machine capable of three figures.

Sorry to hijack thread again.

 

[Tonehole]

Did the 32 come with any case candy? What mouthpiece and reed are you playing on?

 

[cappers]

Did the 32 come with any case candy? What mouthpiece and reed are you playing on?

Body swab, sax stand, box of 10 unused original Rico Royal 2.5s, 4C mpc, lig and cap, Selmer cork grease, Yamaha key powder, and a Panasonic RAMSA WM-S2 clip-on condenser microphone kit and leads! No mouthpiece.

For the past few months I've been using a 70s Selmer Soloist-Style Longshank 'E' (was on a 5C) with Alexander DC 2.5 and recently BSS Black Box 2.5. I might try other reeds now as the '32 is a bit different tonally than the '25.

 

[Tonehole]

That Selmer mouthpiece will not hold you back.
Enjoy