Tinncupp
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Hoping to get some good advice here so please bear with me as I describe what I'm looking for. I've been playing alto sax since I was in the 4th grade and have been told I was an "above average" player (I was playing with high school level regional bands as a 5th grader). Unfortunately, I stopped playing after college and now (about 20 years later) have decided to pick it up again. My main motivation is that I'm playing in an 80's cover band (currently playing keyboards) and want to play some sax as well (we do a lot of 80's pop and some classic rock).
I still have my circa. 1977 Buescher Student Alto and while its in need of a major tune-up/over haul, I've been able to tool around on it a bit. Although my embouchure is not nearly where it used to be, I still (after some warm-up) can get a decent sound out and can play runs, scales, hit high/low notes with a decent tone, etc. (not kidding myself though, I need time and practice). Anyway, the point of sharing all this is to give you some idea of my skill level leading up to my question.
I'd like to get an intermediate tenor that has some "runway" in it to grow with me as I advance in my playing towards the "pro" level. I need it to be playable now though so I can gig with it along the way. I'd really appreciate it if anyone reading this could throw some suggestions my way on some options to take a look at. The only one I've read about that seems to be a contender is the Yamaha YTS-62III. I'm sure there are others (hopefully not as expensive) as well.
Sorry about the dissertation here but hopefully with the level of detail provided, those of you on this forum who know more than I do can help guide me towards some good options. Thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions.
Cheers,
Bryan
I still have my circa. 1977 Buescher Student Alto and while its in need of a major tune-up/over haul, I've been able to tool around on it a bit. Although my embouchure is not nearly where it used to be, I still (after some warm-up) can get a decent sound out and can play runs, scales, hit high/low notes with a decent tone, etc. (not kidding myself though, I need time and practice). Anyway, the point of sharing all this is to give you some idea of my skill level leading up to my question.
I'd like to get an intermediate tenor that has some "runway" in it to grow with me as I advance in my playing towards the "pro" level. I need it to be playable now though so I can gig with it along the way. I'd really appreciate it if anyone reading this could throw some suggestions my way on some options to take a look at. The only one I've read about that seems to be a contender is the Yamaha YTS-62III. I'm sure there are others (hopefully not as expensive) as well.
Sorry about the dissertation here but hopefully with the level of detail provided, those of you on this forum who know more than I do can help guide me towards some good options. Thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions.
Cheers,
Bryan