My Buescher C Melody

[rickygervais1776]

It is pronounced Byoo-sher not Bush-er.

[thisismyaccount60]

If you don't mind how much did you pay?

[NyabinghiJazz]

I like how you are your own person. You have to buy what you like. Not all people can play the "C" tenor, that is why they tell you not to buy it. But if it makes you happy, then I know you will be happy playing it. I just recently bought a Beuscher Aristocrat myself from the 30's. I love the horn so much !!!

[BOSEROCKS1]

@NyabinghiJazz its like the soprano not everyone can play it...

[pyrox23]

Good thing you didn't listen -- I have a 1919 TT and it is simply the best sounding horn I have ever owned. I have invested a fair sum in having the action modernized by Martin Mods (much more than I paid for the horn) and can't wait to get it back!

The fork Eb is supposed to stay open when you finger XXXXOX. This closes the RH2 pad but NOT the little key in the back, producing Eb instead of D. It is disabled because it is a b**** to keep in adjustment, hence the name "bastard key".

[albanybeardguy]

I took my Conn c melody into a local shop and the young man stared at the tone holes on opposite sides of the bell: "There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with this horn". For the record, I play a 1925 Conn with the brand name of a Detroit music store engraved on it- so I play a "Wolverine"

[cl7player]

My clarinet/sax teacher told me the same thing and I didn't listen either! My C-melody is a Conn Caste vintage 1923 and I use a Brilhart 3 hard rubber tenor mpc, which also has a pretty short shank.

[SaxophoneProductions]

forgot to add, you should get rid of the alto mpc. you can get a tenor mouthpiece which works much better, or you can go to aquilasax (google it) and they make c melody mpc's necks and reeds

[videoasst]

Thanks. Actually, although when I shot the video there was a Rico Tenor mouthpiece on the horn, I now have a Selmer hard rubber short shank mouthpiece.

[SaxophoneProductions]

i forgot what the fork Eb key does but I know that it has no significant importance and that plenty of people disable them because they can be a hassle for some reason how much did you pay for her?

[boguspurr]

That E flat mechanism is great for playing in the hijaz scale on D. Get it working!

[RafaStriker]

hey!!

can you tell me where i can find a C-Melody sax to sell? i'm a sax player and i loved get one!!

Thanks

[videoasst]

eBay, craigslist, and your local pawn shop. Good luck!

[SaxophoneProductions]

sell one to me:) no but really im not joking, message me

[SaxophoneProductions]

I was reffering to RafaStriker haha

[videoasst]

"...Because the function of the fork Eb mechanism mechanism is so misunderstood it is often disabled. Most view the fork Eb as some sort of trill key, which it is not. The purpose is to facilitate passages where the player must quickly swap the two right hand spatula (Eb/low C) keys. The forked Eb is especially useful when playing in keys such as Bb, B or Db, or when using the minor 3rd in key of C. There are lots of blues licks that use that jump, as you good players doubtless know. .... "

[stk38349]

When you mentioned the tonal hole that was "disabled", that was for the F natural and E, Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb for both the lower and upper octaves. The mechanism was invented by Adolphe Sax himself back in the 1870's.

[stk38349]

I never had a saxophone teacher, well....once but I mouthed him off, and I bought one too.

Add me as a friend on youtube?

Let's talk saxophone sometime.

I've got an old Buescher (1914) C Melody Saxophone as well, but it doesn't have a neck..therefore it doesn't play, lol