C melody performance
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Buffet Clarinet, Conn Soprano Sax, Buescher Alto Sax, 2 Bundy One Tenor Saxes, Conn C Melody Sax,
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Marvellous!!
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That was great playing on the C melody. Kind of makes you wonder why hardly anyone plays them. I have three of Mike's CD's on the Delmark label. He's a great player coming out of the Cannonball school. Glad to know he's still going strong.
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Some more of Mikes outstanding work! My dad and his went to high school together and were lifelong friends. My dad used to buy any Cannonball records he found (Dad had a huge jazz record collection) for Mike!
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That's some great music and I love the humor in the video. Genuinely fun entertainment. Thanks for Sharing!
You're right C melodies are not terrible. Just believe anyone can play a decent sounding song.
Here's a video by another one of our own. Dave Pollack on a Conn straight neck.
Where are all the others?
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Wow, quite a big contrast between Mike's tenor sounding C mel and Dave's alto sounding C mel. It would be interesting to know what their set-ups are.
Dave used his beloved alto Meyer mouthpiece. He is a fantastic player so he could make the C-mel sound very nice with this set-up. But he admitted that he had to struggle a lot with the intonation.
And Mike's playing is wonderful, too!
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Yes, Dave used a Meyer 5 in that video. It was also pulled way out.
Anyone have modern videos of others ?
King 1924
Selmer.
Lyon & Healy short demo
Conn 8m
James Carter on a Selmer Mk VI C Mel
Vito 1960's
Holton early 1920's (not 1904)
Martin demo
Anyone have modern videos of others ?
King 1924
Selmer.
Lyon & Healy short demo
Conn 8m
James Carter on a Selmer Mk VI C Mel
Vito 1960's
Holton early 1920's (not 1904)
Martin demo
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Buescher C-melody 1923
I used a Riffault tenor mouthpiece as a blank to make my own C-melody mouthpiece. (Reduced chamber,
raised floor, cut shank, lower beak, tip opening .104 ", facing length 46. Green java #3 reed.)
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What about necks? Some C mels come with a straight alto type neck and some have a curved tenor like neck. I'm thinking this must affect the sound as well. No?
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It does, Mike Smith is using a custom Babbit piece on his curved neck Buescher and Dave is playing with an alto Meyer on the straight neck Conn. I have Buescher, Martin and Conn C Melodies that play well, but they are different.
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James Carter has it figured out! I love how he sounds on that C-Mel clip.
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