Introduction Sax is a hoot on the Isle of Wight

[SaxoMatto]

After messing around with Ukulele for about 3 years...on the shady side of sixty, I realised my favourite tunes are all sax-heavy, from "Crime of The Century", "Baker Street" ..."Who can It Be Now?" to "Saxophones" (Jimmy Buffet).

So I read extensively online here on the cafe and watched a lot of Jay Metcalf youtubes. I found a Bauhaus Walstein Tenor on our favourite auction website and it arrived last Thursday. It seems I bagged a decent tooter and I've got a sore lip and a few notes with my left hand and a new found appreciation for how masterful the greats are. I did generate a G4 and G3 from the same fingering yesterday and then laughed out loud.

I intend to focus on my long tones, sight reading and scales and hopefully I can get enough in my head and fingers to do a solo piece or two in a couple of months.

-SaxoMatto

 

[Pete Thomas]

I found a Bauhaus Walstein Tenor on our favourite auction website and it arrived last Thursday. It seems I bagged a decent tooter

Welcome and indeed yes, those are very good tenors.

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café, have fun 🙂

Jx

 

[Halfers]

Welcome from just over The Solent.

 

[nigeld]

Welcome to the Café and to the saxophone.

 

[MandyH]

Welcome to the café.
I believe Dave Plummer (was on here, but no more, I think) is working on the Isle of Wight occasionally, possibly moving that way sometime.

Enjoy your sax journey.

I had a BW tenor, but we never loved each other enough! 🙁 And I sold it to Poland.

My YTS62 and I have a much better relationship

 

[Zugzwang]

Welcome @SaxoMatto from another corkhead - though sadly not living on the Island any more.
I bring my tenor when I visit though

 

[Justin Chune]

A warm welcome to the cafe.