[RWP] the sax that got away wasRe: Original Music

[Indigo]

Gord, I probably should have negotiated for that Yamaha custom curved 
soprano I told you about, that played as easy as any alto.
Maybe they're not all like that, how can I know since I only played one 
of that model.
He wanted $2,000, but it cost twice that, and it was less than a year 
old and looked new.
I guess I thought I could live without it, and I did
The Yani sopranino my crazy instrument collector friend brought round 
was amazing too, small enough to go into a winter coat pocket, and also 
totally easy to play.
It also cost over 4k and was only days old when I tried it.
Doesn't matter, we can't have everything, says Indi, because he has no 
more room left to put anything else.

On 6/23/2013 12:53 PM, Gordon Kent wrote:
> Well, back when I was a junior in high school and at a summer music
> camp, somebody lent me their curved soprano so I could play in a sax
> ensemble.  It really had a nice mellow tone, the Jerry Nywood sound,
> though it did not go above an e.  He offered to sell it to me for $125,
> I think it was a conn.  I should have grabbed it, could you imagine what
> it would be worth now.  I just didn't think I'd have any use for it
> since I was really shifting over to more brass at that time, and I was
> so biased about tenor, having all the rock guys say that alto was a toy
> etc.
> Gord
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Indigo
> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:37 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [RWP] Original Music
>
> I've done some really stupid things in my life, one was turning down a
> Selmer Bundy baritone for a low price in a pawn shop.
> How was I supposed to know that the Bundy bari was really a Buescher
> bari renamed Bundy, same high quality, with different labels on it.
> My crazy sax collecting friend tried to sell me his 1928 Martin
> baritone, but it was the typewriter model, with all round typewriter
> type keys, totally uncomfortable to finger, so I also turned it down.
> it had a great tone, but some of those weird keys are so far apart it's
> painful to stretch my fingers that far.
>
> I don't care so much now, got the Dave Guardala tenor, that's big enough.
> Anyway, you're a great sax player and really made a fine recording.
> Indi
>
> On 6/23/2013 12:25 PM, Kevin Brown wrote:
>> Thanks,...The Baritone is an old "Armstrong",...I bought it in 1972 for
>> $1200,...gone are those days!,...I think a nice bari goes for no less
>> than
>> $8,000
>>
>> With the updates in reaper, I think we can get some pretty efficient
>> recordings now,...I'm glad for what we have so far...
>>
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