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  1. Sax Body and Finish
    The debate has raged on and on here on the SOTW forums - how will the lack or "lack of" lacquer (sorry, just couldn't resist the alliteration!) affect one's own tone, response, and sound? I am sure, from reading the threads, there has been at least a package of reeds kidnapped or snapped in half...
  2. What to Buy & Why: Mouthpieces
    Any recommendations for a good++ mouthpiece for Jazz with a small tip opening? Amanda is using a C* and it's good for classical but her private teacher recommended she get a 'Jazz' mouthpiece. She is playing a Yamaha YAS-61 Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
  3. Alto mpc
    I have a Yamaha 23, and by mistake I grabbed my tenor mouthpiece (it had been a long day. ha ha). The sound was GREAT!! Now, I'm wondering how I can get that same deep jazzy sound in an alto mouthpiece. I can't even find a brand on the tenor mouthpiece. It's from my old 1970's Yamaha 61. The...
  4. Advice on Buying or Selling a Saxophone
    I saw an ad on Fresno's CraigsList. Fresno, CA is about 220 miles away, but it was for a Yamaha YAS-61 for $250!!! For those that have not run across my WTB threads, I don't play, my daughter does. I was really looking around for a curved soprano, but how can you pass this up? Woke up this...
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