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bariamazing
(73 points)
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I play the bari and alto sax and want to add another to my collection. I was thinking c melody for church reasons but I dont want to deal with the whole c melody ordeal. So I am now concidering the soprano. I own a clarinet and all of the pads are dry rotted so ity is very hard to play but i could play over the break no problem at all (my band director was suprised I could get a note out at all with its problems.) will that help me to play it? And why does it have two necks is one better for jazz than another or is it personal preferance? So if you have any useful info just drop me a tell. THANKS
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Lera
(1401 points)
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Soprano comes with 2 necks Usualy for comfort.
I prefer the straight one while someone elce the Curved one.
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saxboy
(41 points)
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Lery is right. The necks are different for playing position first, and do sound a little different too. I play a curved neck Soprano and don't like the straight neck sound and feel. The bend adds a little resistence that works for me and not everyone.
The 2 necks allow you to try either and pick the one that works for you.
Clarinet is a bit harder than saxophone and if your is messed up, a new soprano will feel like a sprots car. I play a lot at church and the soprano is a great sound for many of the more mellow songs. You can check out a little Church Sax site I started - http://www.ChurchSaxophone.com.
I also have a Gospel Sax CD if you want to listen to clips - http://www.gregvail.com/sys-tmpl/soundclips
You'll hear the Soprano sounding pretty nice on a few of these tracks.
Good luck with everything!
SAXBOY
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saxboy
(41 points)
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I actually started on Soprano becasue my grandfather started me really young. I bought my Soprano I play now in 1984 and have played it a lot since then. Thanks!
SAXBOY
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Wildband
(102 points)
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I have a c-melody (as well as soprano (but it's curved, not straight, from the 40's, granted the C is form the 20's) and once you get a good mouthpiece for it that fits, it's a pleasure to play, it has a real suavy smooth tone to it. I used it for church a bit, but then stopped because I didn't like the way the choir did thier stuff, and I didn't have any real music. Soprano takes quite a bit of work to get down, and I don't really think clarinet helps much with it; clarinet really has a different feel to it. granted teh C-melody is quite unlike any other instrument playing wise as well, though it varies from instrument to instrument.
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