What would you like to try? (bass, Berlin, quote, saxophone)

Sweet Jane · 06-16-2005, 04:27 PM

Harp and Saxophone

Anyone know anything about playing sax? I want to learn this summer, thinking about taking lessons. Anything I should know about it? Is it very difficult to play? What type is best to learn on? Alto?

SATCHMO · 06-16-2005, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Jane

Harp and Saxophone

Anyone know anything about playing sax? I want to learn this summer, thinking about taking lessons. Anything I should know about it? Is it very difficult to play? What type is best to learn on? Alto?

Harp is such a fun instrument!!! It looks really hard, but the strings are color coded which helps a lot.

phoenixflames · 06-16-2005, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Harp is such a fun instrument!!! It looks really hard, but the strings are color coded which helps a lot.

They should do that with guitar strings. Color code each fret with a note color. That would be funny.

A little too easy in my opinion for a guitar, but great for a harp. They just have way too many strings.

06-17-2005, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by phoenixflames

They should do that with guitar strings. Color code each fret with a note color. That would be funny.

A little too easy in my opinion for a guitar, but great for a harp. They just have way too many strings.

imagine how long it takes to tune

mrinitialman · 06-22-2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Jane

Harp and Saxophone

Anyone know anything about playing sax? I want to learn this summer, thinking about taking lessons. Anything I should know about it? Is it very difficult to play? What type is best to learn on? Alto?

Pick a saxophone you like the sound of. If you like fairly high, alto or soprano is your best bet. Tenor is somewhere in the middle, baritone is nice for low-end stuff.

Sax is actually very easy to learn. Difficult to master, though, just so you know. Just make sure to get a good one. Reputable companies are: Yamaha, Keilworth (Mostly pro instruments from these guys) Selmer, Selmer Paris, Jupiter, King.

Sweet Jane · 06-23-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mrinitialman

Pick a saxophone you like the sound of. If you like fairly high, alto or soprano is your best bet. Tenor is somewhere in the middle, baritone is nice for low-end stuff.

Sax is actually very easy to learn. Difficult to master, though, just so you know. Just make sure to get a good one. Reputable companies are: Yamaha, Keilworth (Mostly pro instruments from these guys) Selmer, Selmer Paris, Jupiter, King.

Cheers man.

Phoned up today, seems nowhere in the city does sax lessons, it'll involve a fair bit of travelling for each lesson but I figure it'll be worth it. I'm gonna have a couple lessons then if I take to it will be looking to buy one, your advice should come in pretty useful.

Reg Hacquer · 07-19-2005, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mrinitialman

Pick a saxophone you like the sound of. If you like fairly high, alto or soprano is your best bet. Tenor is somewhere in the middle, baritone is nice for low-end stuff.

Sax is actually very easy to learn. Difficult to master, though, just so you know. Just make sure to get a good one. Reputable companies are: Yamaha, Keilworth (Mostly pro instruments from these guys) Selmer, Selmer Paris, Jupiter, King.

Would like to respectfully offer my counter-opinion... Alto is definitely the horn to start on, followed by tenor. Can't imagine any compelling reason to start on bari (too big, physically demanding on beginners). A bad idea to start on soprano--it's just too squirrelly a horn, and you surely won't score any points from family/roommates!

Mr. I-man is correct about saxophone being easy to learn, hard to master. About getting an actual horn--Yamaha is far and away the best choice for a beginner horn. As for pro horns, I'd put Selmer (Paris) at the beginning of that list without question. Pre-1977 pro model Selmers are the gold standard by which all other saxes are judged.

Kindest regards,

mrinitialman · 08-18-2005, 11:44 AM

I started learning on baritone. Then again, I was already 16 years old.

I'd like to have a bass saxophone one day

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mrinitialman Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: At the corner of WALK and DONT WALK Posts: 14	I started learning on baritone. Then again, I was already 16 years old. I'd like to have a bass saxophone one day __________________ J.D.W.P.X.M.V.D.K. Mr. Initial Man. Any Questions?