Hey jgn840, and like2view, I have a 1920 Conn. I am having the octave jumping issue from about F down as well! How do you correct that in this video starting at the low register, the only way I can get mine to play there is to loosen all lip pressure on the reed and blow like the dickens and its really loud! In this you play through the lower octave at a nice consistent and quiet level, please give me some input!
Very Cool you/rs sound quite like me/mine! I restored, if that's the word, it back in 1989 and I've played hard on it now for 20 some years. I just put it down ..can't play it without jumpin' octaves F E D C! I encourage you to keep on playin' man Sounds great!! Oh .. input on mouthpieces.. I initially had terrible intonation problems using what I assumed was the original mouthpiece- I finally read on-line that's why thesde had a bad rep. and to use a reg. Alto ot Tenor mouthpiece.
@amyleeluvr it is very uncommon for such instruments to be played in any sort of modern ensemble. You may however find a use for one in a jazz band with friends or something. It is in the key of C, which lets you play treble clef guitar, piano, and vocal music without the need to transpose, but all other saxes are in B flat or E flat. I have recently looked on ebay and seen several of them, and they are relatively cheap as well. However, many are just for parts or are in bad condition.
What's with the finger flapping??? Just joshing with you ;)
How much you pay for one? I'm considering purchasing either a Soprano (Bb), or C Melody (seeing it might be cool to have one so I can not worry about transposing in my head, then changing that into the third of the note etc)
i enjoyed the soud, neither is so bass sound or so much acute
SuperKais123 1 month ago
C-Melody Sax: the strangely forgotten, super smooth, mellow red-headed stepchild of the saxophone family.
Viva Frankie Trumbauer!
rickygervais1776 4 months ago
That's some pretty neat playing.
zjl56 10 months ago
@RandomAwe get a C Soprano!
BonJoviRocksMan 1 year ago
Hey jgn840, and like2view, I have a 1920 Conn. I am having the octave jumping issue from about F down as well! How do you correct that in this video starting at the low register, the only way I can get mine to play there is to loosen all lip pressure on the reed and blow like the dickens and its really loud! In this you play through the lower octave at a nice consistent and quiet level, please give me some input!
Raiders969 1 year ago
Very Cool you/rs sound quite like me/mine! I restored, if that's the word, it back in 1989 and I've played hard on it now for 20 some years. I just put it down ..can't play it without jumpin' octaves F E D C! I encourage you to keep on playin' man Sounds great!! Oh .. input on mouthpieces.. I initially had terrible intonation problems using what I assumed was the original mouthpiece- I finally read on-line that's why thesde had a bad rep. and to use a reg. Alto ot Tenor mouthpiece.
like2view 1 year ago
@amyleeluvr it is very uncommon for such instruments to be played in any sort of modern ensemble. You may however find a use for one in a jazz band with friends or something. It is in the key of C, which lets you play treble clef guitar, piano, and vocal music without the need to transpose, but all other saxes are in B flat or E flat. I have recently looked on ebay and seen several of them, and they are relatively cheap as well. However, many are just for parts or are in bad condition.
alexjpenn 1 year ago
What's with the finger flapping??? Just joshing with you ;)
How much you pay for one? I'm considering purchasing either a Soprano (Bb), or C Melody (seeing it might be cool to have one so I can not worry about transposing in my head, then changing that into the third of the note etc)
RandomAwe 1 year ago
@amyleeluvr Not common. Hard to find.
Jazzman303 1 year ago
How common is it to play one of these?
amyleeluvr 1 year ago