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I love listening to new players and hearing people from all over, so I figured I’d make a thread where you can put your recordings! These can be links to streaming tunes/albums, YouTube videos (I LOVE watching live gig videos more than anything else), home recordings - anything you want! Add to this the fact that we identify instruments not so much from the timbre of the steady state sound, but from the attack transient. If you take a piano recording and cut the attack transient, and do the same pitch with an oboe, it's difficult to tell the piano and oboe apart. Sound guy theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- 3dB) Sax player ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...Enjoy banner ad-free browsing with Sax on the Web Forum Plus. Learn more. 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Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...The premier forum for all things sax at http://forum.saxontheweb.net/ Joining Sax on the Web FB group: ----- We are seeing an increasing number of spamming...Helen Discussion starter. 1147 posts · Joined 2003. #1 · Jun 13, 2021. For years now I have been meaning to develop an exercise index for the Universal Saxophone Method, by Paul DeVille. Over the past month I have finally gotten around to doing so. As an instructor I often use the Universal Method with my advancing students.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories ...Rackety Sax Discussion starter. 10164 posts · Joined 2004. #1 · Jan 23, 2007. An old adage says that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Let's write a book on the saxophone embouchure by collecting a gallery of famous or not-so-famous saxophone embouchures. Please identify the saxophonist in your image.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories ...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...sax-ony. 1142 posts · Joined 2003. #3 · Feb 18, 2008. I have a Handcraft Imperial alto which I bought from Gayle Fredenburgh at Vintagesax.com. Pristine silver plate. Possibly my favourite alto - wonderful rich tone and excellent intonation - but then it has been expertly set up. I paid less than $1,300.00 for it.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. 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Whether you’re a beginner looking to improve or an experienced player seeking new ch...Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.7K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. Come join the discussion about collections, care, displays, models, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! ...SaxyAcoustician. 1887 posts · Joined 2003. #3 · Apr 15, 2003. Metal Link 6. Made the 2-hour trip to see Eric Alexander in Harrisburg, PA last Sunday night. Definitely one of the most feared saxophone players alive. He's one of my absolute favorite jazz tenor players. Dr G is right. Influence, attitude, practice, etc, etc.Sax on the Web Forum. 3.3M posts 75.8K members Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to saxophone players and enthusiasts originally founded by Harri Rautiainen. 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