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Saxophone Salsa – Don Goyo – Salson

by Neal

Salson playing ‘Don Goyo’

Ric on trombone/lead vocals
Augie on vocals
Neal on tenor saxophone
Christian on congas
Alex on timbales
Javier on bongos
Kevin on piano
Tony on bass

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Saxfish December 9, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Hey Neal !
How about a clinic on ” how to customize your reeds”, that is…exactly where & how much does the manufacturer recomend to scrape/file your reeds without affecting the structure (if you need to of course) .For example I received a box (10) of Lavoz soft-medium.They are a bit hard. I`m experimenting, but I better ask someone who knows better. Is it only me, or, why is it so hard to find the PERFECT REED ?.

Mike

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xastram December 11, 2009 at 5:34 pm

Hi Neil
your issue about tone working & improving – very nice ( Monster Sax Sound)
I was used to Van Dooren Java 3 but then I tried 3.5 and the sound was a bit profounder at least on the low side
what is a nice training experiment is to play without the octave valve:
it will improve your high note & top tones ability ….. and add a bit of grunge into the sound of the second octave

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Neal December 11, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Hey Xastram,
Thanks. And that’s interesting, I’ll try it out.
You have some videos up of your bands?
-Neal

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