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@beechler7dk I should have known, Bellite is probably some kind of bell metal, like my Otto Link. Thought you might be interested to know, especially since you are right into the altissimo register, that of all of the materials which we copied my favourite design, the vintage J&D Hite, extra fat ...

@reconnoob continuing, he mentions how hashish came from the Hashishi the conscience less merciless assassins who harassed theCrusaders about900 years ago serving their leader termed as the'Old Man of the Mountain,"It seems to me that it is not unlike P today, but much much more disguised and dec...

You may not be feeling very religious but it just so happens that the purest alto that I know of to date with the very best ideas of improvisation and super polished altissimo register is on YouTube "Draw me closer to you" uploaded by David987987. I also think that visually and with background mu...

If you ever decide to play tenor saxophone as well, adding the more complex sound with the extra dimension of rich low notes which begin at the tenor, and, for me, really end with the baritone sax, yet without losing much if anything from the purity and brillinace of your alto, that would really ...

I like your attitude towards the whole subject of saxophone set ups. Do you not think we need to carefully define the areas between ability and opportunity. That is, some set ups provide opportunity which no amount of ability will make up for, and there is some things desired which only the right...

@ClickRec by tuning one's body cavities to the mouthipece and saxophone with long notes and heaps of chromiatic scales on a regulare basis, one can get the edge of King Curtis with the polish of Plas Johnson, bothBerg Larsen players with extra wide tip openings on an open chamber like a preBabbit...

thank you for the timely warning. I am just coming up to 45 years since I took up the sax at the beginning of the school year in New Zealand in 1967 and no doubt I have been haivng some bad habits ever since them. However, I noticed you talked about avoideing stick shifts and am wondering what in...

@mrpeebee1 The ony real problem with Rico Royal is their amazing degree of inconsistency and of how few nice reeds per box. A good one is really hard to beat but by the time one has spent out on the dids it is not worth it. Vandoren are in a class of their own, and I would like to know what you t...

I grew up on this very recording from way back, possibly as early as the late 60s to early seventies, and although I had heard Leister was one of the best in the world I had not appreciated his sound like I do now. He has the kind of quality which can be praised more in priciple than get horribly...

Congratulations for your excellent presentation. You obviously are an excellent player, but I also would like to congratulate you on your choice of microphone and recording equipment and also I am wondering if you call yourself Bergsaxtenor because you use a Berg Larsen mouthpiece.

@proSpiritofTruth no side effects. But back to my point. Don't trust alternatives to organic vices such as tobacco, sugar and so forth, If you thought that saccharine was a move out of the frying pan into the fire after sugar cane, it had nothing on aspartame and then finally when I hear the FDA ...

It is a sorry kind of view which could rank this with J S Bach. This is just self indulgent living by inclination. I would hate to see this principle applied to brain surgery, "monk" for brain surgery. Music should be just as serious as brain surgery because it should be inextricably tied up with...

I agree with nearly all of what Charles Neidich says,but as regarding contemporary composers being relevent if they have, shall we say, the power of expression, is the degree to which they can be equally compelling to say Baroque times. What I find wrong with that, is that, just like musci is the...

There is something very special about the interpretation of this piece by Alexandre, and his concept as well as his playing and I would expect J S Bach, in particular, to approve of this very thoughtful application which deserves recognition. I believe I will come to understand, in time, and even...

Youve got what it takes and Kenni Holmen is a good player to be influenced by. Forget whether or not your altissimo is polished or not, better to have a rough diamond than polished paste. Most private post alitssimo lacks the Kenny Holmen penetrating sweet peircing sound which you have no doubt ...

SystematicMusicality,a picture tells a thousand words,so why not actually hear,and hence, see what I mean,by looking up "No More Night" -with(David Phelps Live Performance)and from 4.39-4.50 he sings concert Bb (high C on the trumpet) dead straight and as his diaphragm support drops off due to la...

mopamonster1965 Jesus suffered Judas to insinuate himself into his discipleship not willing to tempt him Himself to such a fateful futures, knowing Judas had it in him to attempt to force Him to excercise HIs divine powers to save HImself. There is no doubt that Judas was astonished that Jesus wa...

Revelaton had barely completed anything, not even the church age of Ephesus let alone the entire prophecies by AD 70. I cannot see how you could seriously say this if you have serioiusly studied the AKJV of 1611. All other Bibles in English are copyrighted and as such are the word of the copyrigh...

Joel Osteen is avoiding the dilemma ofPaul in Romans7:14-25 and the remedy of Romans8:1-17.Paul declares that if any man preach any other gospel than Christ and Him crucified, "let him be accursed," why, because there can be nothing much crueler than false or misleading hope. We need food or we d...