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Ohhhh Noooo!!! My Mind Is In The Gutter!!! Nooo..
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Yeah, but Carl, that doesn't explain the keys in the pocket.
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Doesn't make sense to me either. Without my keys in my pocket, I can't hit the high notes!
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That was probably written by someone who lives in a colder climate where static electricity in winter can be bothersome. If you have a lot of static electricity built up in you, you can produce a complete, looping circuit through your body and through the horn.
So the keys in the pocket act as a bridge between your body and the bell of the saxophone and the current will then run up your right leg, through the keys to the sax bell, through the horn and back into your body through your mouth. When that happens, it can cause a spark shower from your mpc to your lips which hurts like hell!! :yikes!:
A similar thing happened to a colleague of mine playing at a Shriners' Convention in Dresden last February. It sent the guy screaming to the hospital with third degree burns on his lips. A local news guy caught it on camera.
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So the keys in the pocket act as a bridge between your body and the bell of the saxophone and the current will then run up your right leg, through the keys to the sax bell, through the horn and back into your body through your mouth. When that happens, it can cause a spark shower from your mpc to your lips which hurts like hell!! :yikes!:
A similar thing happened to a colleague of mine playing at a Shriners' Convention in Dresden last February. It sent the guy screaming to the hospital with third degree burns on his lips. A local news guy caught it on camera.
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keys in the right pocket = ripped/frayed pants.
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keep the horn away from the pocket
could also put the keys n your back pocket, case, shoes, hat or dangling from your sunglasses
and if you horn has a low note wobble, just put 'em in your bell
could also put the keys n your back pocket, case, shoes, hat or dangling from your sunglasses
and if you horn has a low note wobble, just put 'em in your bell
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UR 2 much...funny! The static electricity thing sounds reasonable.gary said:That was probably written by someone who lives in a colder climate where static electricity in winter can be bothersome. If you have a lot of static electricity built up in you, you can produce a complete, looping circuit through your body and through the horn.
So the keys in the pocket act as a bridge between your body and the bell of the saxophone and the current will then run up your right leg, through the keys to the sax bell, through the horn and back into your body through your mouth. When that happens, it can cause a spark shower from your mpc to your lips which hurts like hell!! :yikes!:
A similar thing happened to a colleague of mine playing at a Shriners' Convention in Dresden last February. It sent the guy screaming to the hospital with third degree burns on his lips. A local news guy caught it on camera.
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One time on a cruise ship gig we were backing a saxophonist guest-entertainer.
In his show he had an Ellington medley where he would switch horns on every tune (SATB), his big finish was on bari and he had pyrothechnics coming out of the bell like that !
The inside of his bell looked like a chimney.
In his show he had an Ellington medley where he would switch horns on every tune (SATB), his big finish was on bari and he had pyrothechnics coming out of the bell like that !
The inside of his bell looked like a chimney.
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Yup. That pic was from my recital some years ago. I was playing my final number (not programmed that way but you need lips to play the sax) and was just hitting the Bb at the end of the Gershwin Prelude#2 when I walked too close to the cymbal stand and the static discharged.Diamond player said:
Another side note to it, make sure the drummers rug isn't so big that it sticks out where you are standing, especially in the middle of winter.:shock:
Stop Scratching!
I have sympathy for the folk that have had nasty static shocks, but I can't see that it is anything to do with the keys being a bridge between your body and your sax. You are already holding a big lump of metal in your hands, with at least one finger/thumb touching metal, and your mouth is also touching a damp MPC which leads to a damp metal tube. Who needs another electrical connection? I know the horn is probablly lacquered (insulated?), but that applies just as much to the keys as it does to your hands.
Personally I think that it is all to do with not scratching your horn while you play.
I have sympathy for the folk that have had nasty static shocks, but I can't see that it is anything to do with the keys being a bridge between your body and your sax. You are already holding a big lump of metal in your hands, with at least one finger/thumb touching metal, and your mouth is also touching a damp MPC which leads to a damp metal tube. Who needs another electrical connection? I know the horn is probablly lacquered (insulated?), but that applies just as much to the keys as it does to your hands.
Personally I think that it is all to do with not scratching your horn while you play.
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Some keys, like the key for the Avalon I drive, are just fobs with buttons called smart keys. I never take it out of my pocket.
I guess the fear would be that a groping groupie could set off your panic button causing the alarm to go off in the parking lot.
I guess the fear would be that a groping groupie could set off your panic button causing the alarm to go off in the parking lot.
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baaad Gary, Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
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