Hi everyone!
This might be an odd question, but here it is nonetheless..
I want to start playing saxophone. At this time i do not have the money to buy one. I was wondering if it might be a good idea to start off with buying a mouthpiece (for example a yamaha standard 4c or 5c (30 euro), or a rico metalite mjm-5 (20 euro) I'm currently leaning towards the ricoh as that's the cheaper of the two, but are these consistent in make, or are there 'regular' bad copies being sold and something to watch out for?) with some reeds (what's more recommendable, plastic like legere and fibracell, or regular (wood?) to start out with? i guess plastic will last longer and in the long run be more cost-efficient?) and simply focus on embouchure and breath control excercises and as I get a little better at that in the course of a month (And receive income), then go out to actally buy a horn. or should i just wait a month and then get it all at once?
What would you guys do?
1 buy mouthpiece and reed now and sax later.
2 buy everything later, but all at once.
I'm currently looking at this one: MySax-pro-line-gold-lacquered-alto-2010. I can't find anything on the internet about it though. Another sax I'm considering is this one: MAIN_Student_silver_alto_saxophone
Also, another question, how big is the actual difference between a 4c and a 5c mouthpiece? not in millimeters or something, but in playability. I seem to keep reading contradicting things, like 3c or 4c is easier, but others say that those are too small and are only good to learn on for little childeren.
Please take into account that i have no experience with wind instruments, but am somewhat proficient with violin, piano, drums, bass, guitar, harp, ukulele and singing. (And yes i keep playing them, just not all at once xD. So yes, i know about boring excersises and no i don't really mind them as i know they have their purpose)
And I live in the Netherlands.
tnx in advance!
and I'm sorry for this seemingly random outburst of perhaps odd questions.
Trying to read up on anything sax related before actually buying one, and when not have held one. Everything one reads, just makes him more curious and raises even more questions, i guess xD
Laly
This might be an odd question, but here it is nonetheless..
I want to start playing saxophone. At this time i do not have the money to buy one. I was wondering if it might be a good idea to start off with buying a mouthpiece (for example a yamaha standard 4c or 5c (30 euro), or a rico metalite mjm-5 (20 euro) I'm currently leaning towards the ricoh as that's the cheaper of the two, but are these consistent in make, or are there 'regular' bad copies being sold and something to watch out for?) with some reeds (what's more recommendable, plastic like legere and fibracell, or regular (wood?) to start out with? i guess plastic will last longer and in the long run be more cost-efficient?) and simply focus on embouchure and breath control excercises and as I get a little better at that in the course of a month (And receive income), then go out to actally buy a horn. or should i just wait a month and then get it all at once?
What would you guys do?
1 buy mouthpiece and reed now and sax later.
2 buy everything later, but all at once.
I'm currently looking at this one: MySax-pro-line-gold-lacquered-alto-2010. I can't find anything on the internet about it though. Another sax I'm considering is this one: MAIN_Student_silver_alto_saxophone
Also, another question, how big is the actual difference between a 4c and a 5c mouthpiece? not in millimeters or something, but in playability. I seem to keep reading contradicting things, like 3c or 4c is easier, but others say that those are too small and are only good to learn on for little childeren.
Please take into account that i have no experience with wind instruments, but am somewhat proficient with violin, piano, drums, bass, guitar, harp, ukulele and singing. (And yes i keep playing them, just not all at once xD. So yes, i know about boring excersises and no i don't really mind them as i know they have their purpose)
And I live in the Netherlands.
tnx in advance!
and I'm sorry for this seemingly random outburst of perhaps odd questions.
Trying to read up on anything sax related before actually buying one, and when not have held one. Everything one reads, just makes him more curious and raises even more questions, i guess xD
Laly