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Author: j
Date: 2002-01-19 02:04
Any experiences with the varied bamboo saxesavailable for sale especially the tenor? Good, bad, maker, etc.
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Author: Chloe
Date: 2002-01-20 20:09
I recommend the Maui Xaphoon if price is a concern.
You can write to Brian Lee Wittman
c/o Maui Xaphoon
P.O. Box 1163
Paia, Hawaii 96779
USA
You can also order it from Lark in the Morning (It's only $45.00.)
You can check out their selection of bamboo saxes at
http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Business/Retail/LarkNet/Winds
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Author: Frontpatient J.
Date: 2002-02-19 20:50
Try it! I have the standardisised Plastic version in use since last thursday and always carry it with me to play it during waiting for the tramway. And twice a day at home! It brings me back to music after 20 years!! There is a good homepage: xaphoon.com The sound of the bamboo versions is more warmer but you had to take more care for the Instrument. I found in a shop hier in vienna also a wooden (very well done) pocket sax, wounderfull sound, but more as twice the price of the original xaphoon.
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Author: Carol Ann Benjamin
Date: 2002-02-19 23:36
I have the following:
Maui Xafoon Bamboo Sax
A must for every reed man (or woman). For less than the price of a mouthpiece you can own this carefully crafted instrument. Produces 2 chromatic octaves, range similar to a soprano sax (in the key of C), fits easily in a pocket, uses standard tenor sax reed WIN018 SOUND $56.00
I pasted this from their website. You can have mine that comes with a cloth cover and teaching book for $40.00. I've recently purchased a flute off of Ebay and not interested in the bamboo sax anymore. My id on Ebay is Jla2ndVP if you want to see my feedback.
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