Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 2009/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] sax question for repair techs on the list
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:05:48 -0400

At 09:18 AM 7/24/2009, Nancy Buckman wrote:
>Well, it may be commonplace on your sax, but I=20
>have been playing sax for more than
>
>25 years and have NEVER had a drip from anywhere=20
>on mine.=C2 If it is commonplace, it
>
>may be the design of that particular sax that=20
>makes it drip.=C2 It could also be that
>
>I play with the sax directly in front of me, and=20
>not off to the side. Maybe I'm
>
>just lucky.=C2 If you have a concern, take it to=20
>a tech.=C2 If he laughs, so what.=C2 At
>
>least you will know what is going on with your instrument.

You are right. Playing the sax in front of you=20
will minimize or eliminate the problem. But=20
tenor is pretty much always played to the side,=20
and some of us play alto on the side, too (at=20
least when seated), especially if we played tenor=20
first. And gravity rules in this situation, just=20
like it does on clarinet. The problems are=20
always with the C#/G# and Eb/Bb keys.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!=20

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