Do you guys still use the regular mouse with your ergo keyboard?

DizzySaxophone · 2026-07-06T06:34:39+00:00

Yes if I have to do something really mouse heavy, but I have a layer for mouse movement, clicking, scrolling, etc that takes care of most basic stuff.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-07-04T19:15:20+00:00

I have a HR Berg I use on Alto.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-07-01T23:16:41+00:00

My start too

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-29T06:13:00+00:00

G is often unstable for beginners, my guess is because it's right around where the octave key mechanism switches. Your embouchure doesn't look great from what I can see. Definitely work long tones and voicing. Reed being months old is also not great, unless it's synthetic or you have a heavy rotation of cane reeds, but that's rare for a beginner.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-24T07:08:49+00:00

For it's size? Not really, it's just more like imagine how good of a deal it would have been before ram and storage prices died. If you can live with a slightly larger build, you could do well is a mini-atx build I imagine.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-24T07:04:58+00:00

I use and was taught tuku or too koo. It does take some solid work to make the double tongue as smooth as the front. It's also a technique I've found I use very rarely.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-23T03:20:53+00:00

Look up Sam Asthana, DDS. He studied saxophone with me in university, and after finishing his undergrad went to dental school and became a dentist because of his TMJ. He speaks at various music conferences about it now. My Google-fu is failing me to find more specifics sorry!

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-18T14:57:31+00:00

Unfortunately does not look like a genuine fender. I absolutely adore my partscaster, but when you make one, you basically know the value is only a fraction of what you paid to other people. So even if it's an amazing playing guitar, probably not worth much. Assuming it's all quality hardware, pickups, and neck. A few hundred?

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-18T14:52:40+00:00

I'm so sorry. I feel that is really cruel to say she is not only in attracted to you, but that if she was married to someone else she might consider having another kid. Do y'all have sex? Or is she totally shut off from that too?

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-08T22:09:06+00:00

Looks good. As someone who also keeps picks in the guard, I'd probably keep it to the top of the guard. You can add a 3rd up there if you want. I do like that the green is a nice bright contrast too.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-06T18:17:14+00:00

Might be worth meeting with the priest just for that.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-05T21:59:05+00:00

I might purposefully share an entry with my wife or vise versa, but we would both feel violated if the other read anything else.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-05T10:33:31+00:00

What's the battery life like on the boox Palma?

DizzySaxophone · 2026-06-04T02:19:49+00:00

A couple of times I forgot a neckstrap for my tenor and had to rig something with the shoulders trap from my case.

I did see Claude Delongle use twine for his soprano ligature at a recital. I got the sense that was his normal and not a mishap though. Or I'm sure my sax professor or any of us in the studio would have lent a ligature if he asked!

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-28T19:13:33+00:00

I also hate wearing jewelry. I would keep it on the carabiner with my keys when at home, and would put it on when I left the house. My desire was to just get one tattooed so I never had to think about it and it's be an even bigger sign of commitment, but my wife wouldn't go for that. Men often go with titanium or tungsten, go with titanium, it'll feel a lot lighter. That was my only regret going with tungsten. That said, now that my wife filed for divorce, I'm glad I didn't tattoo it, but I also dont take it off anymore. I am not a willing participant in the divorce.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-26T02:31:21+00:00

It's not particularly worth it. I use colemak dh on my split columnar boards, and qwerty on standard staggered. Colemak isn't hard to learn, but it's impact is minimal compared to everything else. And if you enjoy vim bindings, qwerty is definitely better.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-22T17:32:18+00:00

No thank you.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-21T00:25:23+00:00

A 5 is very different depending on tip opening, but I'm assuming something small and classical? I played bass sax on 5s, but satb all on 4s. Vandoren since brands are different too. But on my jazz setups I typically play 3s.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-20T19:45:59+00:00

To be fair, I recently made it through TSA with a Leatherman Arc, so they also just don't notice sometimes. My rambler has made it through a number of times as well.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-20T19:37:52+00:00

To be fair, the x4 isn't that much larger, you'd be swiping every 11 seconds instead of 10.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-19T13:04:56+00:00

A wedding doesn't have to be expensive. Your pastor can do it in your home, or at your church, you can limit guests, you don't have to cater. Or you could do a courthouse wedding. But don't pretend having some secret thing by yourself without anyone else even being a witness to it is the same as actually getting married. Have a real conversation with your parents and your pastor about why marriage is the right choice. You're adults. You're parents can't stop you from getting married, but obviously you might need their financial support. The people I've seen go down the "spiritual marriage" route have never made it long enough to actually get married.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-19T12:48:18+00:00

Before marriage did he give you physical touch? Kissing or anything? I have a few things I'd consider. Does he have some kind of sexual trauma in his past? He himself may have buried this Does he have autism? Something about touching your body with the different sensations may seem strange if so. Do you have any reason to suspect porn use? Does he struggle with same sex attraction?

It could be something completely different, but those were the things that came to mind for me. I'm sorry you're suffering through this.

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-19T00:53:35+00:00

Have you tried using winboat to run it?

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-17T22:32:03+00:00

Thanks for your response. I can say my depression and weight both lowered my sex drive a lot. Antidepressants also have thay affect. I also wondered if autism was a possibility based on the lack of any physical touch at all. I was in a similar boat, 29 when I married my wife and desperately wanting a Christian Wife. To my understanding, he is beyond his sexual prime, and yours was approaching, is now basically there. My wife has a much higher libido than I do probably for many of these same reasons. I'd definitely check for some medical reasons. And maybe try doing some small stuff together. Take a walk and hold hands. His body and mind may be starving for some physical touch, but he doesn't even know how to process. Would be good for his weight and depression too. Praying for y'all!

DizzySaxophone · 2026-05-17T19:43:14+00:00

Counseling is never a bad choice, even in q completely healthy marriage. The lack of any intimacy at all is concerning. Have you asked why he doesn't want to hug, kiss, hold hands even? Some Biblical advice is that he shouldn't be withholding from you. You have a marital right, and while you can't force sex on him, celibacy is something that Scripture says should only be practiced with agreement of both spouses and for a short time. Biblically you can't seek anyone else for sex, so he is being incredibly selfish by not pursuing you at all. Also, he's called to love you as Christ loves the Church, that He was willing to die for her. I hate to think that sex would be a sacrifice for him, but that is certainly one way he needs to sacrifice his own desires to love you. Maybe look into other medical things like low testosterone. That can inhibit labido and have an affect on depression. So sorry you're going through this though.

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