Klarinet Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 2004/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] OT-Saxophone
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 17:51:41 -0400

At 03:22 PM 8/3/2004 -0500, Christy Erickson wrote:
>I may be crazy, but I purchased a saxophone yesterday. I'd been wondering
>how my little sax/clarinet/piano student was going to develop a good
>saxophone tonal concept if I didn't have something to play along with her.
>I found a used Yamaha Y-62 that had been padded with something called "roo"
>pads with gold plated resonator pads. They are made of kangaroo skin.
>(GOD, they had to kill a kangaroo for that saxophone! What have I done?)
>Has anyone ever heard of these?
> Anyway, I thank whichever kangaroo it was because that saxophone has an
>awesome sound with the Selmer C* mouthpiece I got with it. Wish me luck.
>I've been nothing but a clarinet and piano player all my life. I guess it
>means I'll have to change my identity a bit.

Ha-ha! At LAST we have turned you to the DARK SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

The Yamaha YAS-62 is a very nice, pro-level horn, and the Selmer C* is an
excellent general purpose sax mouthpiece, too. Yes, apparently they do use
kangaroo skin leather for some specialty pads. It is supposed to be good,
but who knows? Softer or more durable than kid? Remember, in killing the
kangaroo, you have probably saved some poor young GOAT!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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