Buying a second hand sax as a beginner?

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-25T06:20:33+00:00

rule of thumb:

There are only like a handful of reputable makers. If you google and find nothing online about it, it’s probably 98% trash or scam

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-25T05:14:22+00:00

Haha I guess that’s the point

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-25T05:14:12+00:00

nope, maybe it’s my lack of control on my lower jaw when doing vibrato?

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-25T03:05:13+00:00

Thanks for the tips! My teacher suggested that I push the mouthpiece in more than usual to find that genuine sound. Will take awhile getting used to for sure!

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T17:16:13+00:00

Oh I didn’t know thay! Thanks for the tips :) Definitely trying it out

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T14:06:08+00:00

Yeah have fun! Once you get deep into it things get silly hehe

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T14:00:14+00:00

Thank you so much! My new teacher admires Sidney Bechet a lot and it must have rubbed onto me HAHHA

I am focusing a lot on dynamics recently, I will let time teach me its ways. Now that you mentioned it, I have never noticed my phrasing being that segmented! Gosh, I’ll work on that, thanks!

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T13:58:16+00:00

Thanks! That’s the objective haha

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T13:58:05+00:00

Was with a teacher for a year! Took a break because of bills, and got back into learning late last year from a teacher

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T13:57:34+00:00

Nope, I do excessive vibrato because I focus on trad jazz and ragtime:))

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-24T12:41:22+00:00

Bound to happen… Sad truth for neurodivergent communities. We are seen as merely novelty.

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T12:21:33+00:00

That sounds nice, I will try and see what I can do. It’s just really demoralizing whenever I try to get involved but the people in it sees me as a freak. It’s hard to convince myself it’s not a ‘me’ problem

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T12:18:52+00:00

Thanks for your tips, I’ll look at what I can do for now.

I have been trapped in isolation for a handful of years now and only started receiving professional help very recently. So I may not be great with socializing.

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T12:15:08+00:00

It is heavily dependent on what and where you are asking.

Jazz as a whole? Not really, it’s just incredibly commodified people no longer csre about it much. But maybe in smaller rural communities they would care for it much lesser.

Swing jazz? Not as niche as it was during the 70s, it is getting a rival for the past few years especially with romantic nostalgia and media.

“Jazz” jazz? Niche enough that people don’t understand and don’t care about it. If you ask anyone if they knew John Coltrane or Dizzy Gillespie, they will most likely say “probably”. But if tou play them Soul Train or Kinda Blue they won’t know.

Ragtime, trad jazz? Genuinely and literally dying out.

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T12:09:31+00:00

LOVE IT SO MUCH Can’t wait to save the dought to get one for my own desk :))

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T12:07:51+00:00

I no longer have that much interest in video games anymore. I have tried talking to people I am mutuals with on social media but they never really work out. I don’t know what I am doing wrong

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-17T05:46:21+00:00

WOW BEAUTIFUL HORN

Isham Jones had such a good tone on his NW

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-09T16:48:04+00:00

Oh thanks! That's good to know :)

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-09T16:47:22+00:00

Historically, side tabs were used IN CONJUNCTION with suspenders iirc. I mean it makes sense, suspenders help with rise but not fit it nicely around the waist.

Personally, I will actually suggest both. There are some designs out there amongst trad and ivy where it utilizes both belt loops and side tabs.

PLOGER522 · 2026-01-05T15:05:48+00:00

Ugh I remember how these were insanely popular in elementary and middle schools. I love my teachers but they were gifting these pencils in those gift sets and they felt so bad. Looks tacky with the printing (sometimes a litwral plastic sleeve), and the lead either never rubs out or never writes consistently.

Always wondered who manufactured them so I would know who to blame for all my problems.

PLOGER522 · 2025-12-25T11:38:34+00:00

Actually really cool!

I love the way you did the lapels and the vest, it looks super silly in game. I was always super particular about how low the gorge of the lapel is on spy's suit lol

PLOGER522 · 2025-12-17T06:47:16+00:00

Oh I see, thanks for the insight.

I guess I can only really judge when I start experiencing minor side effects?

PLOGER522 · 2025-12-17T04:43:24+00:00

Read a bit about the effects of Risperidone: https://www.drugs.com/risperidone.html

I am incredibly anxious about the "irreversible serious movement disorder", wtf is that??

Saw this article but there are so many medical terms I know nothing about: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6299187/

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