 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Suz
Date: 2001-12-08 14:28
My father bought me a silver Baescher c-melody sax when I was in high school (in '81) at an antique store for $50. I tried playing (as I play the flute) but there were SO many keys! I am getting inspired to try again and found this site. Would I use the same fingerings as for the Alto Sax? Oh, and do you know anything about this type of sax - did we get our money worth?? Thanks!
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Author: Nicholai
Date: 2001-12-14 22:51
It will finger just like any other saxaphone, but the notes that come out will be concert pitches, not like Bb or Eb saxes. as for the difficulty, in my experience a saxaphone is just about the easiest woodwind to master some basic playing ability of.
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Author: Cady
Date: 2001-12-28 21:10
Suz,
The C melody can be a great instrument, but there are several things to keep in mind. First of all, having the right mouthpiece is critical for playing in tune. i have found that an older Martin tenor piece works well on my Conn (as does a buescher C piece). Also, the fingerings are the same as for alto, EXCEPT that these are all vintage horns, and have older key mechanisms such as G# trill key, al Eb tone hole, plus the low b, Bb and C# will NOT close the G# key (which takes some getting used to)
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