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Forum - Saxy Talk - What model do you play on?

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Hi-iH
User 		Posted: 2007-03-28 00:34 CEST
What models do you guys play on, or have you played on in the past?
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Altosaxest92
User 		Posted: 2007-04-08 16:41 CEST
im still using a beginer yamaha my father refuses to believe that a student yamaha sucks balls....im using a yas-23 modle.......with no high f# key
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Hi-iH
User 		Posted: 2007-04-08 20:27 CEST
i played on that model a few years ago. after a while it starts to break all over
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180digi
User 		Posted: 2007-04-12 20:07 CEST
I've been playing a Selmer 1244 for about a year and a half. It's pretty good, although it belongs to the school I go to..
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Hermanmango
User 		Posted: 2007-04-12 23:29 CEST
when i started i played on a jupiter, i had it for about two years and didn't really use it, then i played it in the schools concert band for about a year and a half. that second year i joined the jazz band and quickly began to realize what a piece of junk that thing was, i had no control of my lower notes, meaning anything below E, and the altissimo notes just wern't playable, after i decided that i loved playing jazz i went all out and sold my soul to buy my cannonball stone series, along with a yanigasawa jazz mouthpiece. all i can say about that sax is that it is amazing, and combo'd with that mouthpiece and can play almost any note, i tend to be a little sharp if i get higher than the high B, but bending is easy enough it's not a big deal. if you really want a nice sax, instead of a car, then buy a cannonball
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Hi-iH
User 		Posted: 2007-04-14 04:44 CEST
Hmm.. while were on topic (sort of), what mouthpiece do you guys use?
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gigantor196652
User 		Posted: 2007-05-02 01:13 CEST
IM just puting it out there, Selmer 1244 are not bad at all, I realy like the one i got from my school its sound great and if it wasnt beat up Im sure it sound just as good as some expensive ones

thats what im playing now and i think im playing an A3300 alto
its ok but im not a big fan of alto to begin with
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180digi
User 		Posted: 2007-05-18 03:45 CEST
gigantor196652 wrote:
IM just puting it out there, Selmer 1244 are not bad at all, I realy like the one i got from my school its sound great and if it wasnt beat up Im sure it sound just as good as some expensive ones


This is true. In fact I'm very fond of my Selmer in spite of the small dents and numerous scratches on the lower body, and briefly scanning the Internet, it seems the cheapest one on EBay or online store is about $1300. I wouldn't mind keeping this horn until I either graduate or can afford to get my own sax myself.
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gigantor196652
User 		Posted: 2007-06-24 21:47 CEST
Agreed
im gonna try to get mine all tuned up and repaired
then have the school pay for that
they are cool like that and I can always say it was major dented when I got it
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AlexCull
User 		Posted: 2007-10-21 00:55 CEST
Yahmaha 82Z-Custom, it's a newer Eb Alto I've recently purchased. I've been playing about eight to nine years.
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nicthejew22
User 		Posted: 2007-10-29 21:37 CEST
Hermanmango wrote:
i had no control of my lower notes, meaning anything below E,


haha get the same thing for like low C, B, and Bb haha
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Mo Mo Ska Girl
User 		Posted: 2007-11-03 04:57 CEST
I play a yamaha alto, does it really fall to pieces? eep.
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m0ntekarl01
User 		Posted: 2008-02-10 22:27 CEST
Selmer Mark VI, absolutely the shit, i love it, my dad got it back when it was a relatively new instrument, and honestly, its aged like fine wine,

I play a Selmer c* mouthpiece, and its ok for concert band, but i really want a brass jazz mouthpiece for ska.
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themourningchap
User 		Posted: 2008-03-09 03:11 CEST
I play either a Selmere La Vouix or a Selmer Series II. I use a Selmer C* for both and I truly want a jazz mouthpiece. I also use a standard Yamaha student model YAS-23 and a standard beginner mouthpiece for that. Need to upgrade my alto I think.
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OKGrandma
User 		Posted: 2008-03-17 17:49 CEST
i started with a vito... those things are a fuckin joke...

now i am the proud owner of a cannonball big bell stone series alto, plated nickel, frosted; it's beautiful and plays great
i use a pretty basic meyer mouthpiece, best mouthpiece you can get for anywhere near the price, and vandoren v16's. i played zz's, but they die wayyy too fast, and the v16's have a beefier tone
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KRiTiiK
User 		Posted: 2008-03-19 22:40 CEST
I still have my Jupiter student sax with standard mouth peice, hoping to upgrade to a nice yamaha or yanigisawa

though its a student jupiter saz its still plays well and looks lovely
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byrnesy922
User 		Posted: 2008-04-02 07:44 CEST
i got a selmer paris mark IV bari and a jupiter alto
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Stephh
User 		Posted: 2008-04-06 02:12 CEST
i play a selmer prelude

its pretty sweet, the low notes have pretty good tone but the high ones, that is above high b, always come out sorta sharp.
the only thing that sucks about it is the look lol.

im a weird kind of person and i dont like playing a shiny sax. i prefer one with a vintage finish as opposed to one with the lacquer finish but hey, thats just me lol.

esthetically, i hate it, but musically its my soul mate hahah
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