I was notified that our principal saxophonist (in the WCB) wasn't going to make it to practice, so I pulled out my Selmer Ref 54 hummingbird to work on the lovely but gnarly alto sax solo in Armenian Dances. It's a 5/8 and 6/8 time signature. It counted 1-2-3, 4-5 and then 1-2, 3-4-5, alternating almost on whim and then a random 6/8 time and a couple of 3/8.
Checkout the at the 4:11 minute mark:
As I went to lower the case, my beautiful, perfect sax dropped about six inches onto a carpet. Oh nosssss! I picked it up and gave it a try, but the whole scale was wonky. Checking the keyworks I note that a couple of the bell pads are not closing and some of the linkage is bent. Sigh ...
So I am taking it to my fav tech today, dunno how much that will cost. Fortunately I had my wife's Ref 54 as a backup but imagine my surprise when I found that the inherent intonation on her instrument was *much* different than mine. And I'm going to be sharing a duet with an oboe. Zutt alors!
Checkout the at the 4:11 minute mark:
As I went to lower the case, my beautiful, perfect sax dropped about six inches onto a carpet. Oh nosssss! I picked it up and gave it a try, but the whole scale was wonky. Checking the keyworks I note that a couple of the bell pads are not closing and some of the linkage is bent. Sigh ...
So I am taking it to my fav tech today, dunno how much that will cost. Fortunately I had my wife's Ref 54 as a backup but imagine my surprise when I found that the inherent intonation on her instrument was *much* different than mine. And I'm going to be sharing a duet with an oboe. Zutt alors!