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Zombie thread alert and apologies. JBT---did you get the Rudy going?

Looking for recommendations for "lounge lizard" genre music in chalumeau register for Bb sop clarinet. Preferably something I can find on Youtube. I was listening to just such music (recorded, not live) a couple of weeks ago at a club in southern France and really liked it. The clarinet...

Hey Pete, From the pictures I've seen (admittedly not many) of the "Perfect Curved" sop, two things really stand out as different from Martin, and more in keeping with Couturier manufacture: The very distinctive and odd "L-shaped" G# on the LH table, as seen on Couturier/L&H horns, The alt...

1949/50-ish Buescher 156/Big B with Morgan 6M, Rovner light, and Rico Royal 3's and 1930 Holton Revelation (Elkhorn) with modern Berg Larsen 110/0/M, stock lig, fibracell reed also, rico plasticovers, an EZ-modded Link STM with a stock lig (.113), Couf 9*S, and a Holton 241 tenor with some...

Made by Martin, or by Couturier? Lots of L&H saxes (not the Buescher-made horns) get lumped in as Martin stencils when they're actually Couturiers, given the bevelled tone holes. Also, since Holton acquired Couturier around 1928, maybe these are the same horn with just some evolutionary key...

I've got a yaging headache . . ."And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. YAGE, YAGE against the dying of the light." (apologies to Dylan Thomas):geezer2:

The repetitive nature of those type of questions was the main point, and the notion that the forum could be condensed to 20% or so of it's size. Anyway, If I strip off the finish of my sax, will it make the tone brighter or darker?

You missed "has anybody ever tried a tenor reed on an alto?" (and various other combos)8-) and "which mouthpiece should I use for marching band?" I'm still trying to get used to the new SOTW forum. I've also had it not display new posts a couple of times.

Pete, There's two separate Collegiates that I know of--the earlier version (a "second line" horn, based on the earlier Revelation/Elkhorn, with updated keywork such as same-side bell keys and a bigger LH pinky cluster), which I think the Gretsch stencil basically is, and then the later...

Pete, We beat around the possible Martin connection to Holton on SOTW--and found nothing. I'm thinking that the soldered tone holes the two companies used had a lot to do with any supposed connection. As far as stenciled Holtons (e.g. made by others for Holton), same thing until you get to a...

I don't dispute any of this, Pete. I'll say it again--the Kessler, etc is probably thge better bet here. You're absolutely right about the Bundy being an inexpensive student horn built to take a beating. Another good point made by more than one is that they're not made new anymore anyway. My...

My Bundy II sounds pretty decent IMHO, is mouthpiece friendly, and has great intonation. No, it's not the end-all, beat all, and the Kessler is probably the better bet for several reasons, but concerning the Bundy II: Don't they have a True Tone body tube essentially? If so, why wouldn't they...

I wonder if they'll be the "pebble finish" or the "smooth" finish. Also, I think I'm alone in liking the alto version the best, although I don't play Bari (yet;-)) so I can't comment on the Bari pieces. I've got sop, alto, tenor (x2) and Bb clarinet. The only one I don't like is the clarinet...

Holtons have really thick tone holes (until the late models that switched to drawn holes). Soldered on like Martins, but not bevelled.

Thanks Ben!

Geauxsax there, Geauxsax here. Nice to see familiar faces.