Hey guys!!

I was at a sax lesson last Thursday (8/10) and I had some problems playing a chromatic scale. It took me a while go from a low Bb to a low B and vice-versa. My music teacher suggested that I take my sax in and have some of the key springs loosened, considering a bunch of them were too tight.

At my recent sax lesson (8/17), I was having the same problem though my keys were fixed. My music teacher had me play those two notes over and over as he watched my hands. He realized that my finger would lock-up and make it hard for me to move it; we came to the conclusion that I'm double-jointed.

Anyway, does anyone else here have that problem and, if so, could you tell me if there's anyway to overcome this??



Thanks!!

I would, but this is on my new sax...

What saxophone are you using and does it have rollers and/or rocker arm.

Yamaha YAS 62II; it has rollers...

The keys aren't far apart... My music teacher said one of the keys (I think the low B) is too low (height-wise) and should be raised, but when we talked to the guy at the store, he said it would be hard for him to raise it...

thats weird. i've met people that had the same problem with the clarinet.

Triforce: What did they do about it??

Nevermind guys!! Thanks for the help, though!!

I have founnd a solution: I will tape my finger with masking tape so it won't move as much!!