Sounds familiar. I have a tenor, and when I bought my soprano, I flew over the keys as if I was a veteran in klezmer and gipsy. And then I bouht a baritone, and I honked away like I just couldn't on my tenor.
Until I compared myself with other soprano and bariton players, and found out that I'm a lot better on tenor, although I'm faster on soprano and I have less troubles with my tone on bariton.
I didn't buy an alt though. If there is one sax where I have a very satisfying tone, play with a lot of ease and a speed that is getting fellow sax players a bit jealous, it's an alt. Sounds like my thing, but I just don't play it. I'm not so much into alto. Soprano is great for whining klezmer or speeding through gipsy, tenor is a more full sound and bari is great to honk fat ska tunes. I just have no use for an alt.
So tenor it is, doubling on soprano and bari, and playing on alto whenever I get one in my hands
Oh yeah, I'm an amateur, started 3 and 1/2 years ago on tenor, 2 years ago on soprano and a little later on bari. I will stay an amateur, but I take playing very seriously.
Until I compared myself with other soprano and bariton players, and found out that I'm a lot better on tenor, although I'm faster on soprano and I have less troubles with my tone on bariton.
I didn't buy an alt though. If there is one sax where I have a very satisfying tone, play with a lot of ease and a speed that is getting fellow sax players a bit jealous, it's an alt. Sounds like my thing, but I just don't play it. I'm not so much into alto. Soprano is great for whining klezmer or speeding through gipsy, tenor is a more full sound and bari is great to honk fat ska tunes. I just have no use for an alt.
So tenor it is, doubling on soprano and bari, and playing on alto whenever I get one in my hands
Oh yeah, I'm an amateur, started 3 and 1/2 years ago on tenor, 2 years ago on soprano and a little later on bari. I will stay an amateur, but I take playing very seriously.