Cafe Saxophone
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Cafe Saxophone is an International saxophone forum for debate, banter, ask questions, answer them or just sit back, relax and have fun. It is an online establishment for saxophone players to meet, have a chat, a debate, listen to and critique each others' playing.
Cafe Saxophone
15h ago
A YTS 23 is a perfectly good instrument, but it's worth a quarter to a third of the value of a YTS62. This seller is blatantly selling a student sax as a 62. I have told them but they continue to misrepresent the item for sale. I have reported it to ebay but they probably won't care...
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Cafe Saxophone
20h ago
For sale are:
Vandoren V16 T6M medium chamber hard rubber tenor mouthpiece - 79 EUR Very good condition. There's a slight discoloration at the shank as well as on the gold ring.
Vandoren V16 T5L large chamber metal tenor mouthpiece - 189 EUR Very good condition. There's some plating loss around the table edges. On the baffle, a machining mark can be seen, but not felt under the finger. The piece has had only a few hours of playtime.
Vandoren V16 A5S+ small chamber hard...
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Cafe Saxophone
1d ago
Have you read this?
A bit pricey for me and to be honest, I find that it looks clunky. I like it simple. This is way too much, even if the result is satisfying... Is there even a market for it at this price point ..read more
Cafe Saxophone
2d ago
Ever been put off a horn? I was thinking of buying this RTH Kohlert cheapie, but the work I can't do may well make it uneconomical, even if it weren't a stencil.
...apart from the lacquer wear, how many areas of damage can you spot?...
NB. If anyone else is interested, PM me and I'll pass on the seller's details for a 5% contribution to the Cafe fund IF you end up buying it.
I have no connection with the seller ..read more
Cafe Saxophone
2d ago
Hi all,
So I've got a bad case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) for a new mouthpiece for my alto.
Looking for some advice please. I'm not going to be able to visit several shops far and wide to try all that I want. So thinking of purchasing and returning the ones I don't like -I will obviously check the shops' relevant return policies. This gives me time to objectively try and compare a few out out home. Does this sound like a reasonable if expensive strategy?
I'd be inclined to go for...
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Cafe Saxophone
2d ago
Inspired by a photo of @Tenor Viol very smartly dressed while performing on cello, I thought I would start a discussion about what performers should and shouldn't wear when playing in public.
I'm particularly interested in amateur and semi-professional groups, but for all musical genres and any types of performance.
What works, what doesn't work, any good stories (with pictures and video if you like) ?
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Cafe Saxophone
3d ago
Yamaha YAS 275 alto. Used but in good condition. No lacquer wear and very few scratches. Pads are in good condition.
Serviced 2 years ago by Woodwind and Reed Cambridge and not played much after that. Selling because my girlfriend has the same one so we just share now.
Comes with a bari esprit mouthpiece and a blank one that I think is a Yamaha 4c but honestly I don't know. Also comes with half a box of Rico reeds and a cleaning kit that doesn't include a pull through. No strap included...
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Cafe Saxophone
3d ago
These are great legs, with the trademarque sticks holding the reed nicely.
Bare brass with nice patina ..read more
Cafe Saxophone
3d ago
I tried posting this on a Photo site as my main software related concerns are with photo processing stuff but got next to no interest so I thought I'd try here as the issues are still the same and you are a much more forthcoming lot of people.
For a long time I've been planning to upgrade the OS on my Mac. I'm currently using Mojave and can move to Ventura which is four steps I think, so a big jump. I've stuck with Mojave because it lets me use PhotoShop CS6. I'll lose a lot of software...
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