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Author: Pbrown  
Date:   2003-08-18 16:26 
  
 I have recently acquired what I belive is a C sax. I have been told that it is supposed to be played off piano music. 
Anyone with info about this? Fingering? ect. 
  
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Author: Flauter69  
Date:   2003-08-18 17:10 
 it's the same fingering as any other sax, you just have music in the key of C, which is the same key a piano is. you can read music for any concert pitch instruments (flute, oboe, violin) on that instrument.
  
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Author: TorusTubarius  
Date:   2003-08-18 23:34 
 "Pitched in C"  *sighs* 
 
Ok Flauter, I know where you live.  
  
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Author: musichick  
Date:   2003-08-20 01:02 
 Awesome! What does it look like? Bigger/smaller then an alto? Is it a soprano? I dont know what key thoes are in.
  
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Author: Jan  
Date:   2003-08-24 09:32 
 It's circa the size of a tenor sax.  
 
In the years before television made its way up, many people played music. And because mostly the other musicians were in C, saxes in C were made, to read the music from the piano/guitar sheets. 
 
There're not used a lot now (expect for church music), but you can find them quite easily. There're not rare, so don't expect a lot of money, if you want to sell them...
  
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