battle of the saxes

    
battle of the saxes    19:14 on Sunday, December 17, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

which is better, tenor, alto, bari or soprano?
which do you prefer?
i play bari and tenor (but i can play the alto, never tried soprano)
just wondering everyones elses opionions.


Re: battle of the saxes    14:34 on Monday, December 18, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

oh gee, i love the contrabass and exotic types of bamboo saxes.
have you ever played any of the weird ones?


Re: battle of the saxes    17:28 on Tuesday, December 19, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

i like playing tenor but i dunno if i like how it sounds...
alto is just fun.
bari is kick a$$ <am i allowed to do that??
and soprano and alto r too squeaky and high.
i have never played contrabass, but i want to. anyone wanna ship me one for free?


Re: battle of the saxes    22:48 on Tuesday, December 19, 2006          

Contramaniac
(27 points)
Posted by Contramaniac

I heart my Buescher Bass. Got to play a contra and subcontra before (me in the picture with the contra!!). Wicked sweet they were.


Re: battle of the saxes    07:59 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

altoclardude
(22 points)
Posted by altoclardude

Have you ever heard a piccolo saxophone? It's one octave the B-flat soprano.

http://www.eppelsheim.com/soprillo.php?lang=en

There's some sound clips of the sub-contrabass and others as well


Re: battle of the saxes    13:05 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

Contramaniac
(27 points)
Posted by Contramaniac

Those are crazy. Acutally called a soprillo. I saw one in person at the home of Jay C. Easton. I didn't actually get to play it myself, but he played it, and it was really something else.


Re: battle of the saxes    13:21 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

i dont consiter them strange.
it just cause theyre uncommon, like me...


Re: battle of the saxes    13:32 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

altoclardude
(22 points)
Posted by altoclardude

Contramaniac, you heard Jay in person? Cool
It was Jay's "So Low" CD that made me aware of Eppelsheim's insturments.


Re: battle of the saxes    14:24 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

Contramaniac
(27 points)
Posted by Contramaniac

I went to Seattle to test play the contra he sold, as I was one of the potential buyers.

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While I was there, he let me play the subcontra.


Re: battle of the saxes    23:55 on Wednesday, December 20, 2006          

electric-clarine
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I love tenor! I love the sound.


Re: battle of the saxes    13:34 on Thursday, December 21, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

i like then tenor... i just dont like how it sounds when 'I' play it.
anyhow... maybe its just how it sounds being played back on a cheep tape recorder.
anyhow off to play my beast. (bari)


Re: battle of the saxes    16:36 on Thursday, December 28, 2006          

tenorsax13
(534 points)
Posted by tenorsax13

tenor is awesome. i hate the sound of alto, but for some reason i like soprano.


Re: battle of the saxes    04:52 on Saturday, December 30, 2006          

muso_man
(80 points)
Posted by muso_man

im an alto man but ive just started to learn tenor which i really like, id luv to get hold of a bari


Re: battle of the saxes    13:33 on Sunday, December 31, 2006          

Triforce
(407 points)
Posted by Triforce

yeah bari is pretty cool.
just dont set it on your leg for a long amount of time or it bruses... really bad.
also dont play with any neckstraps in your mouth if you wear a retainer or it gets stuck in there. lol.


Re: battle of the saxes    16:48 on Monday, January 1, 2007          

tenorsax13
(534 points)
Posted by tenorsax13

Baris cool but my favorite is the tenor. Not too low, not squeaky high. its the perfect sax! (not saying the other ones are bad)


   








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