Klarinet Archive - Posting 000209.txt from 1998/05

From: Jennifer Rose McKenna <jrm0013@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hey - All youse Sax Professors out dere...
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 01:10:55 -0400

i'm not a sax major, but I played alto sax for about 6 years. I have an
Amati Graglice (sp?) alto, and i had always thought it played fairly well,
except for the leaky low c key, until I had the priveledge of playing on a
friends Selmer, it was amazing. I still play sax everyonce in a while,
even though the sax embouchure is ruining my clarinet embouchure (only
because i don't play sax right), but still remember what it was like to
play the Selmer. It was an uplifting experience.

jennifer mckenna
jrm0013@-----.edu
university of north texas
music ed major/clarinet concentration

On Tue, 5 May 1998, Shouryu Nohe wrote:

> I know that we have several sax majors around, and so I'm going to bother
> the list about sex...I mean, sax.
>
> These days in clarinetting, there are a lot of fine brands out there that
> produce top quality horns, like Patricola, Rossi, and the like. Although
> these smaller name sticks are close to or just as good as Buffet and
> Leblanc, and often cheaper, we often stick to the big two, because they
> have a strong reputation for reliability.
>
> I have been told by quite a few people that if you do both classical and
> jazz playing, the big two where saxophones come in are Selmer Paris and
> Yanigasawa - primarily because the Paris has well rounded, focused tone
> that is flexible, and the Yani primarily for classical, since it has a
> naturally dark tone (metal mpcs make it jazzworthy, I've been told). If
> you do strictly jazz, then there's Guardala, Yamaha, and Keilworth (as in,
> 'The play frickin bright!'). But there are small name companies that
> claim to produce 'professional' level saxes that are SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper
> than any of the prior brands I've mentioned. I've seen in the WWBW
> catalogues brands such as Amati, LA Sax, and Vespro all claim to be pro
> line horns, but the prices don't reflect it.
>
> Any of you sax majors try the Amati, LAS, or Vespros? If so, tell me if
> what they say is true, and whether the horn is more jazz oriented or
> classical.
>
> Ag, I'll probably end up going with a Yani anyway...
>
> Shouryu Nohe
> Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
> http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
> Coffee Drinker, Musician, Otaku, Jesus Freak, Admirer of Women
> (Not necessarily in that order)
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> "Uh, it feels kinda...weird."
> "Like...incompatiblity?" - Ibuki Maya
> "Not like that...this thing smells like Rei."
>
>
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