new horn

I recently came into ownership of a Beuscher Aristocrat Series 1 from 1936 Bari for £1400 along with a Berg Larsen mouthpiece and a variety of reeds. I had tested the sax and all seemed well but now after a few weeks of playing I am having some problems, whenever I try to slur to a D,E or F or...

I'm a long-time lurker and have only posted a couple times. That's about to change. I played clarinet during my high school and middle school years (about 4+ years)- jazz, classical, and band. I honestly wanted to begin on saxophone but was told that I could "always do that later" and that "it...

Hi all, I wanted to pick your collective hive brain for some information. :) I'm looking to get a new tenor saxophone (my first tenor sax, although I've played alto for a long time). I'm not a professional musician by any stretch of the imagination, I'm just looking for something with a decent...

I am a 65-year-old university professor in the humanities, close to retirement, on sabbatical, and a month and a half into alto saxophone lessons. I am very committed to the horn and am making good progress. (I had coronary artery bypass surgery in September, almost died, and nothing has been...