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Might be time to replace my totally shot, crappy-relaq 6M, rather than put any $$ into it on repairs and rebuild. It's a very bright, loud horn. Suggestions?
Thanks,
Jack
Thanks,
Jack
Probably the way to go, but I've decided to just order a set of pads and shoddily glue them in. We're talking alto here, after all...I'd pick up another 6M.
Your implication is that alto sax is somehow a "non-instrument", not worth your playing, much less repairing correctly. Perhaps your "shoddy 6M" would really shine like the fantastic instrument it is, with a repad and a change of attitude. Tenor (or, insert your sax voice of choice) is not the only sax there is...Probably the way to go, but I've decided to just order a set of pads and shoddily glue them in. We're talking alto here, after all...
funny you say that, because my experience is the exact opposite. I love my tenor set-up but I'm always fighting my alto set-up except after I switched to my AcoustiMax, but tenor is still way easier for me to voice than alto.It's been my experience that a perfect set-up and mouthpiece are much less critical on alto than on tenor.
Sounds like me! I'm always chasing my Tenor setup. On Alto, I find one, and stick with it for years! I am so close on Tenor now, I think it's just a reed tweak nowMy alto set-up hasn't really changed in 40 years but my tenor set-up changes everytime I open the case.