Terrible title, I know. And I always hate those cheesy saxophone titles like "A Very Sax-y Christmas" or "Sax on the Beach" or "Sax Drive" or...OK, enough!!!
Anyways, today I wanted to let you in on a secret to my saxophone playing. One could maybe say this secret holds the powers to all of my saxophone skills! (And if you haven't noticed yet in my blog posts that I'm a big fan of hyperbole, not to mention leading the reader on, sorry for the disappointment you're about to face)
Here it is!
Well? What'd ya think...?
Wait... you're disappointed? Or you don't get it? Well I'm sorry then you don't know what it's like playing the sax with freakishly long fingers! What you're looking at are some side key extenders that I made of wood and professionally attached (note: with scotch tape) to my horn. These are there so I don't have to bend my right hand so much when I press those keys.
Here's another shot for some perspective:
OK, so maybe this isn't the secret to my saxophone playing, but they sure do help a guy like me! And yeah, as you can maybe guess, I'm a bit cheap. Although since I'll be going to NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) soon, maybe I'll actually cough up some money to have a real professional make some more permanent ones.
However, I have to say I've begun to grow found of these guys. Plus, with these homemade works of wooden art, now my horn actually could deserve the classification "Woodwind."
We'll see. But don't hold your breath (like I know you are!)
Merry Christmas everybody!
Anyways, today I wanted to let you in on a secret to my saxophone playing. One could maybe say this secret holds the powers to all of my saxophone skills! (And if you haven't noticed yet in my blog posts that I'm a big fan of hyperbole, not to mention leading the reader on, sorry for the disappointment you're about to face)
Here it is!
Well? What'd ya think...?
Wait... you're disappointed? Or you don't get it? Well I'm sorry then you don't know what it's like playing the sax with freakishly long fingers! What you're looking at are some side key extenders that I made of wood and professionally attached (note: with scotch tape) to my horn. These are there so I don't have to bend my right hand so much when I press those keys.
Here's another shot for some perspective:
OK, so maybe this isn't the secret to my saxophone playing, but they sure do help a guy like me! And yeah, as you can maybe guess, I'm a bit cheap. Although since I'll be going to NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) soon, maybe I'll actually cough up some money to have a real professional make some more permanent ones.
However, I have to say I've begun to grow found of these guys. Plus, with these homemade works of wooden art, now my horn actually could deserve the classification "Woodwind."
We'll see. But don't hold your breath (like I know you are!)
Merry Christmas everybody!