Klarinet Archive - Posting 000233.txt from 1998/05

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.us>
Subj: RE: [kl] Hey - All youse Sax Professors out dere...
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 10:20:14 -0400

I wanted to try to get into the jazz thing about four years ago and so,
went out sax hunting. I tried everything in sight, spending the better
part of a day in the back room of Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center.
The salesman started with a cheap Bundy, as I had told him I wanted the
cheapest sax that would do the job for me. He eventually brought me one
of everything on the shelf and began to get frustrated with me as I was
turning down the favored Selmer Paris saxes one after another. He
finally came into the room with a sax that had just arrived on the truck
about ten minutes prior and said this was my last resort, that he had
nothing else to offer. The instrument was a Yanigasawa 900 and after
one run up and down the scale I was sold. It is lighter than any of the
others and has a smoother action, which is important for me, as I have
rheumatoid arthritis and have difficulty holding on to things. I have
been playing it all this time and wouldn't trade it for any other sax.
Hunt around - you never know what you will come across in a protracted
search.

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD USA
nebuckman@-----.us

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> From: Shouryu Nohe[SMTP:jnohe@-----.edu]
> Reply To: klarinet@-----.org
> Sent: 5. toukokuuta 1998 14:06
> To: Clarinet People
> Subject: [kl] Hey - All youse Sax Professors out dere...
>
> 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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>
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