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Author: mike c
Date: 1999-12-18 21:50
Is there a differance in the straight sop. sax. same shape as the clarinet and the curved type same as the tenor or alto.
THinking of trying to learn along with my lessons with the clarinet which I have been learning for about 2 years is this a wise move , I know my wife would rather me not, but mainly be cause of the squeeking and swearing that will come with it.I tryed to post in the same vain 2 days ago so if this apears twice I sorry.
MIKE
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Author: ted
Date: 1999-12-19 01:07
A former teacher of mine who played all woodwinds made a commment that the straight saxes were much better in tune tham the curved ones in general.
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Author: Lelia
Date: 1999-12-19 22:48
According to conventional wisdom, the straight models play better in tune, but the curved models have richer tone. H. N. White's King Saxello, from the 1920s, was a short-lived compromise. Mine, a "Patent Pending" from 1924, before White officially introduced the model, may not be typical, but its intonation compromises are similar to those of a soprano clarinet, in different places than a sax-only player might expect. The Saxello seems to be one of those "love it or hate it" instruments. I love it, but a lot of people find the intonation weird.
L.A. Sax recently began stocking a new saxello-type soprano made by Rossi of Italy. I've never played one of these and don't know how they compare to the old ones.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 1999-12-20 01:05
Soprano saxophone is veryyyyy difficult to tune. You will have a big problem with choosing a mouthpiece to emit tuned tones based specifically on your physical condition.Even then tuning is still a problem.
Even a straight soprano sax has curved and straight necks.Some like straight,and others like curved.
As ted pointed out,curved soprano is inferior to straight sop. It seems unwise to make the problem bigger.
But if you still like a curved, Rampone & Cazzani Saxello Style is a good buy. It is gold plated and 1695$ at wwandbw(list 3395$).
p.s.If you buy a top-line Selmer sop, a gold plated neck will do much work.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 1999-12-20 01:06
Soprano saxophone is veryyyyy difficult to tune. You will have a big problem with choosing a mouthpiece to emit tuned tones based specifically on your physical condition.Even then tuning is still a problem.
Even a straight soprano sax has curved and straight necks.Some like straight,and others like curved.
As ted pointed out,curved soprano is inferior to straight sop. It seems unwise to make the problem bigger.
But if you still like a curved, Rampone & Cazzani Saxello Style is a good buy. It is gold plated and 1695$ at wwandbw(list 3395$).
p.s.If you buy a top-line Selmer sop, a gold plated neck will do much work.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 1999-12-20 01:18
Years ago I had a Conn curved sop sax, played Dixieland jazz on it, did a lot of "lipping" up or down to harmonize with trumpet, trombone and tenor sax but it was fun!! Listen to and watch Kenny G search for pitch even on a nearly-straight sop., its educational! Don
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Author: William
Date: 1999-12-20 15:19
My old Martin curved sop sax was a great instrument--nice mellow sound and relatively in tune, but only had two palm keys so to get high E an F, I had to overblow G and G#. I switched to a Yamaha straight sop (not good intonation and octave mechanism problems) and now play a Selmer straight Super Action 80 which is (believe it or not, Ripley) in tune from low C to high F. It sounds better than the Selmer Mark VI's that I tried, but still doesn't sound as nice as my old curved Martin. Perhaps the curve has something to do with the sound quality that is lacking in the straight models. FYI--my mp is an Anello hard rubber with a Winslow lig.
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Author: Daniel
Date: 1999-12-20 23:31
It depends on the style of music. If i were playing classical, i'd probably go with a Yanigisawa curved soprano. For jazz, i would probably go with a Selmer Mark VI straight soprano. The curved models have a mellower tone. Straight sopranos are more edgy. (name brands are merely my own personal preferences)
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Author: charles bergere
Date: 1999-12-21 21:05
The soprano is the most difficult of all saxes to play.Older models such as Conn or Buescher had smoother tones than the modern crop which sounds like oboes.I have played the clarinet for over 50 years and the soprano off and on.I recently purchased a cheapo soprano from Woodwind in spite of negative advices.To my surprise it was not that bad except for this oboe sound.I will have to buy a better mouthpiece and will appreciate any advice by any of you on which mpc. to buy
Charles
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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 1999-12-25 04:25
I have always wondered why early soprano sax players like Bechet sound like they're playing clarinet, while later players from Coltrane to Kenny G sound like they're playing a very brassy oboe. I always thought it was something to do with the mouthpiece, or the resonators, or just the embouchure. I tend to think it's mostly the embouchure, because certain styles of jazz clarinet and Balkan clarinet are so thick and rough, they can be mistaken for soprano sax (or vice versa). But you think it's something to do with the horn?
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