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Saxophone alto: are the levers under G# key on any use except comfort?
I am wondering what is the utility of the two small levers under the G# key of an alto saxophone (hightlighted in picture, pressed by the little finger of the left hand).
It does not seem to have any ...
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Alto sax screw fell out
I have a Jupiter alto saxophone, and in the middle of practicing I suddenly heard something fall into the bell. It turned out to be a small screw. I scoured the sax trying to find an empty hole but ...
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Woodwind instrument key bumper material choice
Some wind instruments' keys feature bumpers at the bottom to protect material from scraping against material (and for a few other reasons). The ones on my saxophone are made from something resembling ...
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Playing the saxophone in the rain
I've been given the opportunity to play in a one-day marching band sort-of deal in my local town. However, the scheduled date is set to rain, but the stubborn director says we're going to play on that ...
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Saxophone sometimes out of tune by nearly a fourth
Our band's saxophonist has a bizzare intermittent fault with his soprano sax (so normally uses his tenor or alto sax).
Sometimes it's fine and sings beautifully, but other times it'll be out of tune ...
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Adjusting clarinet or saxophone reeds
How do various techniques and equipments for adjusting reeds compare? e.g.
(blade perpendicular strokes)
(Tom Ridenour's Tools + DVD)
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