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Some of you will know that I've had persistent issues with sticking G# on my Hanson LX tenor which has been a little more than the usual sticky G#. The issue was that even when freed off, it would stick again a few moments later, or release slowly with a definite 'duh-duh' and the G would sound first... It went to my usual tech, who was short of time (day before hols) and she took the G# apart and cleaned it etc.
Didn't last very long, problem returned (that was late July).
It was so bad in my lesson a few weeks ago that I gave it to my sax teacher to take to her tech (who is a lot nearer). He sorted out the G# and reported that sax didn't need a general service, but he had adjusted the RH lower stack.
The G# thus far is behaving well and no issues with it at all. But I seem to have a new issue which I have never had before. I tend to play Bb as L12 R side key. If I do, I now get a high pitched whistle most of the time and no Bb at all. I get it with and without the octave key. If I approach the Bb chromatically, it tends to behave itself (not always).
A possible relevant piece of information: I am left-handed.
So, is this user error? Have I been compensating in some way and now it is re-set I'm somehow out of alignment and doing something wrong? Or is it a technical issue?
Didn't last very long, problem returned (that was late July).
It was so bad in my lesson a few weeks ago that I gave it to my sax teacher to take to her tech (who is a lot nearer). He sorted out the G# and reported that sax didn't need a general service, but he had adjusted the RH lower stack.
The G# thus far is behaving well and no issues with it at all. But I seem to have a new issue which I have never had before. I tend to play Bb as L12 R side key. If I do, I now get a high pitched whistle most of the time and no Bb at all. I get it with and without the octave key. If I approach the Bb chromatically, it tends to behave itself (not always).
A possible relevant piece of information: I am left-handed.
So, is this user error? Have I been compensating in some way and now it is re-set I'm somehow out of alignment and doing something wrong? Or is it a technical issue?