Hi I haved recently switched from clarinet to sax and I am having success in the switch. But, my sax has no high F# key and i just cannot seem to obtain any notes over F. Any suggestions to help me. Also I have an Armstrong Elkhart Ind. Alto sax and would like to know if anyone has had any experience with the brand or if there are any comments on the brand.

Thanks!

well the last i checked u need a high f# key to play theh high F# on the alto sax

No you don't.

Like what lera?

I have a '47 The Martin Tenor, since it doesn't have the F# key, I guess it must be a student model as well. Lera, I sure could use the alternate fingerings for F#.

That would be a Bb lera.

So are you actually saying that you use Bb fingering and play F?

1sst and second fingers on left Octave and Side Bb(on right)

Gosh, Lera. I tried it and I just keep getting a high Bb.

The one with palm keys is an F lera. Nothing alternate about it. The first one is a Bb and you do not get an f by using this fingering. You don't even know what altissimo is, why did you post in this thread?

No you don't Lera, you don't know anything at all about saxophone and you prove it every time you attempt to type something.

It does not work with all tenors It hepens to work with mine.

I don't understand why it won't work with my tenor. Is my tenor too old?

Let me see if I got this right, your suggestion is that I either A) move to a different room with better accoustics, or B) I cover the bell of my horn with a piece of cardboard?

"I know more about Saxophone then you do."


Hilarious. If you can play an F with a Bb fingering maybe you're right you idiot.

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Lera, sense you can't pick up on this on your own, Bob is just making a fool of you. He, as well as everyone else on this board know this.

And did I read correctly, did you say that student model tenors have the same size bell as altos?