Klarinet Archive - Posting 000773.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: saxophone
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 17:38:57 -0500

At 09:12 AM 2/20/98 -0500, Mike Jones wrote:
>Years ago I saw a fellow play a screen door spring attached to a alto
>sax mouthpiece. He bent the door spring in a "U" shape and played it
>rather like a trombone. It had a more voice-like sound quality although
>its range was limited to one octave. Maybe some day someone will
>perfect its altissimo register.
>
Where's Adolph Sax when we need him???

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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.