I know very little about Selmer's mouthpieces unfortunately. A friend of mine uses a rubber Selmer C* on his alto that sounds pretty good and he is very happy...
Does anyone have a good technique for "ghost notes" -- the ones indicated with an x where the note goes. I understand that it is a muting of the note with the...
Dennis, Try playing the ghost notes by almost completely stopping your breath as you play it , breath control can be a very powerful tool. Conversely a lot of...
Dennis, You know the more I was thinking about this, the more I had to write more... I think that you might find that when you are playing transcriptions that...
I have both finishes. My alto and baritone saxes are black nickel with silver and my tenor is black nickel with gold lacquer. The difference is a trade-off....
When I replied to your message I didn't read the subject line and didn't realize you were refering to the Excaliber student horns. I'm not sure if an 'all...
"Personally I haven't paid much attention to Cannonball's Excaliber alto sax. It looks to be a very nice horn, don't get me wrong -but my thoughts were that...
I have to agree that the All Black nickel horn, keys included looks very striking. When I play mine on stage, I get many comments on how the lights just...
If you check the Cannonball web page, they now have a color set up "The Raven." It has a matte black nickel body (Ice finish) with black nickel keys. That...
Alan, I'm pretty sure it (black ice) is available as a special order on everything they make with the possible exception of the bari sax and probably the...
Jerry, thanks for the advice. I sounds like ghost notes are just something that will come with time and practice. As you said, too much thinking about it...
I am glad that Sheryl and Tevis have noted that they have had a "sticky pad" problem and have changed the brand of pads to one that is not as prone to...
I've seen a lot on here from time to time about different mouthpieces and thought I would let the group know I ordered a JodyJazz hard rubber mouthpiece this...
Jack. The new web site lists all the finishes pretty much the same on the alto, tenor and curved soprano and includes the black ice. The Bari and straight...
I've been using the Yamaha Powder Paper lately and it does great. I had a hard time finding it though. I was wondering if they had discontinued it. It seems...
Good going. Jody is great to work with. I only ordered only the #7 when I got mine and I do love it. However, I wish I had tried a 6 and an 8. Who knows....
I get to be the "guinea pig" on the ESP metal mpc that Jody is sending me. It is a new plating that is not on the market yet and he is sending me his own test...
I posted a reply from Sheryl on this subject probably 2 or 3 months ago from where I'd emailed her to see how they would suggest handling the sticky pads...
Alan - I got a picture of a black ice sax from the Laukats back when it was a prototype finish. I had the option of getting one when I got my tenor a couple...
Hello again! DO NOT USE WD-40 ON YOUR HORNS! DO NOT USE FURNTIURE POLISH, UNLESS YOU ARE A WOODEN PLAYER! These are petroleum based product and the fumes will...
Thanks for the info Harry. I'll get some neets foot oil today and give that a try. As your post came into my email box, I was searching the old messages, as...
I absolutely love curved soprano saxophones. I own a woodwind and brasswind curved soprano and it sounds a lot better than a straight soprano. Using a mic is...
I posted this message a couple of months or so ago after I had asked Sheryl for some of the users as to what Cannonball recommended for dealing with sticky...
If things go as expected, my Cannonball B97BS bari will be sold next weekend and I'll be having Sheryl build a custom bari for me - a B1- B (Big Bell Bari; all...
You are definitely going to have to post some pictures when you pick up your new ride. Must be something you would see on the Sopranos. What are you going to...
You bet I will Alan. I'll probably burn up a couple of roils of film on it when it comes in. She's going to be a beauty for sure. I'll mostly be playing my...
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