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Are there any other makers of headjoints other than Altus that make this type of cut.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year.

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Mark

I'll give it a look.

Mark

......to increase participation here on this board. It is not a very active forum.

There seem to be the same two or three........very little discussion.....etc.....

Any thoughts?

Mark

Need more info on the flute before anyone can venture any suggestions or recommendations of fair market value. Is it an open holed flute...does it have a B-Foot.....The model # would be most important to know. Once you have this info you can do a search on Ebay under "sold" listings and see what pri...

I may go..........sounds like fun.

Mark

Can one attend as an observer and not perform.....just go to the performances and speak with the vendors?

Mark

After all was said and done I ended up buying a pristine Yamaha YAS-26. I got what I thought was a good price on it.

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Mark

I am looking to pick up an inexpensive used Alto sax.....to test the doubling waters............looking at the following:

Jupiter 767 vs Yamaha yas23........roughly same price, used, clean horns..........which one would you buy?

Hope all of you are doing well.

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Mark

I have developed a really good relationship with my local brick and mortar and they secured a Pearl 201 for me to try. It came with both a straight and curved head joint. They (Music and Arts)are and have been very accommodating.......they know they will eventually get the sale. Here is my evaluatio...

pied_piper wrote:

Fotofavoloso wrote:Here is a link to an online article that got me thinking about this topic:

http://www.larrykrantz.com/doubling.htm

Mark

..............there are some amazing players out there who are equally proficient on several instruments.

Joe Farrell and Lew Tabacken come to mind...........

Mark

Here is a link to an online article that got me thinking about this topic:

http://www.larrykrantz.com/doubling.htm

Mark

Playing saxophone will compromise your flute embouchure? I doubled for many years and what I experienced was this: If I was at a gig and played a lot of sax early in the evening by the time I picked up my flute, my embouchure was compromised. This was especially true when playing in the lower regist...

In my search for an Alto flute I am coming across Trever James flutes. How does their alto flute compare to the Pearl 201?

I am not familiar with that particular model. But if you are going to spend that kind of money you might want to check out some other flute manufactures ie. Altus, Pearl, Murimatsu (sp?) Mirizawa. There are many good flutes in that price range.

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Mark

Phineas,

Thanx for your input. I respect and value it. As it turns out, I didn't buy the horn because of mechanical issues and I want one that plays out of the box.

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Mark