In my early days I played a nice Dukoff SM7* with a silversonic tenor. Altissimo was like shoving an ice pick in someones forehead. But, that's what I was going for at the time...
A DG Super King with a Super 20
I had ordered several Alto mouthpieces from WWBW on trial. I got the guy to throw in a Super King for Tenor. He said they don't normally mix the two but did it anyway. Seemed like a nice guy, cut the shipping down as well. Ordered this at the end of August.
Becasue of back-orders on the 2 alto pieces I just received them the other day. Took the DG Tenor out of the box, the top of the body was scrached (probably from the ligature). This was supposed to be a new or like new item, it wasn't. I called them the next day, they noted it on my account and said they won't charge me anything if I return the piece (aside from the cleaning, etc). Also, if I buy it, they would cut a break on the price. I didn't ask how much, I should have and will.
Anyway - I played it last night. Wow, now I have to repaint the living room. This thing was killer, all edge (I'm playing a SR Fusion 115 currently). I had a little trouble controlling it in the beginning, but got better over time. It didn't really work well for me on the low end. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it. I get plenty of edge out of the SR, granted not as much, but it also has a mellow side which I like. The Super King would be great in rock bands, which I play a lot in. I have a few days on the trial, I'll see if I can tame this thing a little...........decisions, decisions, decisions.
One other thing, I though it was a very well made piece. Good workmanship. Couldn't use the ligature though, if I tried, I would have put more scratches on it. The Rovner I use on the SR fit just fine.
Becasue of back-orders on the 2 alto pieces I just received them the other day. Took the DG Tenor out of the box, the top of the body was scrached (probably from the ligature). This was supposed to be a new or like new item, it wasn't. I called them the next day, they noted it on my account and said they won't charge me anything if I return the piece (aside from the cleaning, etc). Also, if I buy it, they would cut a break on the price. I didn't ask how much, I should have and will.
Anyway - I played it last night. Wow, now I have to repaint the living room.
This thing was killer, all edge (I'm playing a SR Fusion 115 currently). I had a little trouble controlling it in the beginning, but got better over time. It didn't really work well for me on the low end. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it. I get plenty of edge out of the SR, granted not as much, but it also has a mellow side which I like. The Super King would be great in rock bands, which I play a lot in. I have a few days on the trial, I'll see if I can tame this thing a little...........decisions, decisions, decisions.One other thing, I though it was a very well made piece. Good workmanship. Couldn't use the ligature though, if I tried, I would have put more scratches on it. The Rovner I use on the SR fit just fine.
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WAAAA! Hilarious!Swampcabbage said:In my early days I played a nice Dukoff SM7* with a silversonic tenor. Altissimo was like shoving an ice pick in someones forehead. But, that's what I was going for at the time...
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