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[old_git]

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[frank_johnson]

Welcome OG!
I like your style. I'm glad you've joined cos' it makes me feel so young at 60. No jokes then about blowing a tenor with your own teeth.
Have fun.
Frank from sunny Wolverhampton. OK, somebody has to live here!! :whistle:

 

[Bobby G]

Hello Old Git. OG. Original Gangsta. You are most welcome to the Breakfast Room from glorious Welwyn, Herts. Have fun on that Hanson - sounds like you already are actually, so have some more!

Cheers, Young Bob (51)

 

[Saxlicker]

Welcome Old Git!

In Petes absence, as he galavants in Texas I will extend the welcome from ............Sunny Southampton!

 

[saxismyaxe]

Greetings Old Git, welcome to the forums!

 

[old_git]

Thanks guys.
The only person that has had a warmer welcome was Joan of Arc.
Bill.

 

[robert_drodge]

hi. never formally introd myself. going on 71.
played a lot in earlier years . from 18 to 40. big band jazz, studio, till the (no offence) beattles and others came along. got real hungry, put the horn away so to feed family. picked it up again about a year ago. i sold the mark v1 about 30 yrs ago. you can imagine what i feel like now. have a czech horn called a marley(tenor) had it completely reworked, not to bad, nice sound ,so-so action. by the way i,m the cat that made the ref. between the s20 and the mv1
bob d

 

[Pete Thomas]

Saxlicker wrote:
Welcome Old Git!

In Petes absence, as he galavants in Texas I will extend the welcome from ............Sunny Southampton!

And welcome from cold, rainy, thundery Texas

 

[Bobby G]

I thought you were back Pete. It's lovely here! I hope the thunderstorms are dramatic.

Cheers, Bob

 

[robert_drodge]

hi. looks like youi folk got nice weather. still cool in my part of canada(nova scotia). now to the problem. having some difficulty playing and counting at the same time. can read the charts like a book, know the values, the music, the horn. can play alot of stuff as know how it should sound. want to be able to read it like i used to when i was a kid. in other words want to be able to count it like crazy. maybe its an age thing will be 71 this fall
bob drodge
nova scotia

 

[Saxlicker]

Hi Robert,
Welcome!
You've possibly identified the root cause...but I'm sure you can return to some sort of form playing will refresh your skill.
Good luck

 

[old_git]

First of all, thanks for the Texan Greetings, Mr. Thomas, Sir. Grovel, grovel. (Is that enough or do I need to debase myself further :? ?

Robert,
That's the problem with getting old, although I've not fallen over 71 times yet.
Try not to lift so high when tapping your foot and counting. :S

 

[old_git]

First of all, thanks for the Texan Greetings, Mr. Thomas, Sir. Grovel, grovel. (Is that enough or do I need to debase myself further :? ?

Robert,
That's the problem with getting old, although I've not fallen over 71 times yet.
Try not to lift so high when tapping your foot and counting. :S

 

[robert_drodge]

tks guys. probaley partly due to age, ihope not as read the article on Galladoro, hope i spelled it right.
am working on some nice etudesand some fairly complicated stuff, as suggested might step back a little to something a little less involved and see if i can,t get a little more comfortable with it. bye the bye anyone hear tell of the horn i have Marley
regards robert

 

[Bobby G]

Hi Robert and welcome - can't say I've heard of your Marley. Is Galladoro the guy who's still playing strong in his 90's? That's definitely something to aim for, I could be playing for another 40+ years with some luck!

Cheers, Bob

 

[robert_drodge]

yep. this man is 90, still going strong.
for all you alto players. very nice piece of music called quasimodo, by parker, based on a solo he played over the changes to embraceable you.
depending on where you are on the horn would rate it medium to medium hard.
if you can,t get the chart let me know.
robert