#Set up selmer reference 54 alto full#
#Set up selmer reference 54 alto professional#
#Set up selmer reference 54 alto series#
#Set up selmer reference 54 alto free#

My horn had been out of regulation for quite sometime, so its been in the shop for the past 3.5 weeks with the local sax-specific tech for a complete teardown/rebuild (replacing pads/corks/felts as needed). She is trying to guide me down the path of picking up a more modern horn, as she sees limitations with the Conn keyboard (and is a huge proponent of the F#3 key for additional options for altissimo fingerings). I started playing in a community band last April and my love for music has been rekindled, and I got back into playing on a serious level (for fun). My horn was closeted for a few years since I've had kids and a life with responsibility. She also has some of the finest altos I've ever touched (a VI she bought new and has been playing most of her career, and a hand-selected Hummingbird CE she picked up this summer after playing most every alto WWBW). She is an accomplished teacher and player who is deep rooted in classical saxophone. I proceeded to outgrow my then teacher, and wound up finding someone with a doctorate in saxophone (U of Miami for undergrad, U of Arizona for grad work) who was new(ish) to town and took me in as a student. I love the horn, the sound, and even the ergonomics fit me fairly well (big hands).

#Set up selmer reference 54 alto series#

I had the option of that or a brand new YAS-62 (with prototype Custom series keywork, I take it a prototype for the 62II), and I chose the Conn.

I wound up tracking down a good deal on an overhauled SP 6M-VIII from USA horn. I had been active on AMS and RMMS from about the age of 14 and at the time was almost 16 years old. After seeing that I was going to stick with it a bit (and at the urging of both my private lesson teacher and band director) we started looking into a 'new' horn for me. I did the usual rented sax, then my mom suprised me with a student model (used Armstrong) horn around 7th or 8th grade. Thinking-about-it horns: Used (probably) Selmer Reference 54 alto or (New) Phil Barone Alto (+ PB Sop or Tenor).Д«ackground: I've been playing music since age 7, saxophone since I was 11. Thanks! **/for Mods**Д¬urrent horn: 1945 Silver Plated (95-97% intact) Conn 6M-VIII.

#Set up selmer reference 54 alto free#

Feel free to shuffle it around or do what you gotta do. I didn't see anywhere else to put a 'VS - Opinions Wanted' thread, so I threw it here. Hey Neal! I use a runyon #7 mouth piece and a 2-1/2 plastic coated rico reeds.ДЇor my alto (which is the Yamaha custom Z )i use the jody jazz with the omega symbol on it.**For Mods** I'm cross posting this from SOTW. I have to go, but hope this answers your question. The Ricos work well even with my beginner mouthpieces. I definitely will not go back to anything else. Just the reeds itself make playing better and there is not much need for wetting.

The Beechler 7 make the sax sounds brighter.ДЄs for reeds, I definitely like the Rico #3 plastic coated reeds.

#Set up selmer reference 54 alto professional#

That mouthpiece made my beginner YAS-23 sound like a professional sax. Both are highly recommended especially the Meyer 5. With mouthpieces, I usually use a Meyer 5, but I also use a metal Beechler 7. As you know, I play a Selmer Reference 54 Alto Sax and a Yamaha YAS-23. I use and experiment with a few mouthpieces. My set-up Tenor sax Yanagisawa 991 with Theo Wanne Durga 8 with Bari hard plastic reed and Yanagisawa solid bronze plated 24 kt gold and Dejaques neck strap. IвЂ™m working on getting my Conn NWII alto playing, but the funds arenвЂ™t there right now. ItвЂ™s not pro, but itвЂ™s free blowing and it sounds good. I play a Hite Premier (preferred) or Selmer S80 C* (use a velcro strap for my preferred ligature) with a #3 reed on a Jupiter 767GL alto. You sometimes have to blow a bit more to get your sound out on a small piece, but i guess it could be the same if you have a opening which is too big for you. I am wondering if i shouldВ go to try a bigger facing on the alto maybe a 6* as on my tenor. There is a little bit more air in my tone on tenor, but nothing special, i like it. I dig Charlie Parker and Coltrane, who both had a focused sound,В IMHO.

You will intonateВ a lot better with this setup too, or in other words donвЂ™t have to work so hard to be in tune. Playing on a small piece withВ hard reeds of course give you a focused sound, and to me, the fullest sound, which i appreciate.

#Set up selmer reference 54 alto full#

I have been having some trouble withВ theВ strength of my reed, alot of air coming out and theВ tone being quiet buzzy.В But i have found some excersises to relax my embouchure and this is just what i needed! Now i got the full tone i want to have in all registers. My setup isВ a Otto LinkВ Metal 5*В with a 3SВ Rico Jazz Select on alto, and a 6* with the same reed on tenor. Good to hear from you, how are you doing? I use #3 Vandoren reeds, a selmer C* mouthpiece, and an accent alto sax.