Saxophones Played a TJ Signature Custom Raw today...wow!

[PigSquealer]

At a customer request I removed High E. Didn’t ask why. Pro player who works for D’Addario.

 

[lydian]

At a customer request I removed High E. Didn’t ask why. Pro player who works for D’Addario.
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Oops! You removed F#. E is the one below it. Hope you can put it back before they pick it up.

Pretty strange request though. They'll never be able to play E with the palm keys again.

 

[Dr G]

Hmmm, wouldn't it be interesting to remove all the right side palm keys and related rods and linkages?

 

[Pete Effamy]

Well it has to play at least one note. The big question might be whether it's a wrong note or not. Or an avoid note.

… an avoid player

 

[rhysonsax]

Best to have a keyless horn then, why clutter it up with all those notes?

I've got one of them - it's a keyless alto that I bought for a song (not literally) from Sax.co.uk. I can't remember why now.

It looks amazingly slim and feels almost weightless.

Rhys

 

[Pete Thomas]

There was a keyless soprano at the Musikmesse, well not quite keyless I think it had one or two keys so played Bb and B. Maybe C also.

 

[PigSquealer]

Oops! You removed F#. E is the one below it. Hope you can put it back before they pick it up.

Pretty strange request though. They'll never be able to play E with the palm keys again.

You’re right ! I did this like three years ago. I have no clue how he plays it. Old pads, loose everything. More leaks than the Titanic. Yet he plays long soft tones smooth as butter in tune. Has a masters degree in music and specialty in sound acoustics. Has played thousands of mouthpieces and reed combinations as product tech for D’Addario. Some have unmatched talent to make anything work well. I did a repair / play condition service on a Dick Stabile (Martin) tenor for him. I thought it was just meh. He loved it. Took it to Las Vegas to play some gigs and sold it to another pro player. Two years on it’s still in use with the same 50+ year old pads. I didn’t think it would last a month, and told him so.
Some players don’t look and just figure out what works ?? I’ve experienced some really funky stuff.

 

[Wonko]

There was a keyless soprano at the Musikmesse, well not quite keyless I think it had one or two keys so played Bb and B. Maybe C also.

Technicaly, the Glissotar is a keyless soprano sax.
And it can play all notes ..... and everything in between

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J06yxG0ZuMk

 

[thomsax]

Keyless Eb alto made by Selmer US for Dr Paul Cohen. It's a keyless Bundy II alto. Starts at 3:08.

View: https://youtu.be/p-b6I1ihh2s?si=oRN4SBO_9v77LPZV

 

[mizmar]

Technicaly, the Glissotar is a keyless soprano sax

Or, with a quick change is MP and rescaling of 3D print, a recorder?

View: https://youtu.be/WkO2SY7WfpI

 

[jazzdoh]

I've got one of them - it's a keyless alto that I bought for a song (not literally) from Sax.co.uk. I can't remember why now.

It looks amazingly slim and feels almost weightless.

Rhys

I have one of these too, sax.co.uk were selling these off a few years ago.

 

[rhysonsax]

I have one of these too, sax.co.uk were selling these off a few years ago.

No neck with mine and it came in some form-fitted expanded polystyrene packing in two halves. I think it hasn't got a strap ring, but I haven't looked at it in ages.

Can you remember what you paid ?

And how many times have you played yours ?

Rhys

 

[jazzdoh]

No neck with mine and it came in some form-fitted expanded polystyrene packing in two halves. I think it hasn't got a strap ring, but I haven't looked at it in ages.

Can you remember what you paid ?

And how many times have you played yours ?

Rhys

Mine had no neck, can't remember whether it had a strap ring, i think i either paid £15 or £50 from what i remember.
I used it a fair bit when i bought it but don't use it now, still good to have.
I wonder whether Sax.co.uk had these as part of chandelier light fitting in one of their shops

 

[Colin the Bear]

Saxo Bugle?

Does the "Alphasax" have palm keys?

Just googled it. No, apparently not. 🤔

 

[thomsax]

Martin "Home Model" C-melody is keyed from low C to C3. No palm keys, no side keys ..... .

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[Stephen Howard]

Does the "Alphasax" have palm keys?

Just googled it. No, apparently not. 🤔

Yeah it does - just one, for top D.

 

[Colin the Bear]

Yeah it does - just one, for top D.

So much for Google. 🙄