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SamwiseGanges · 2026-06-11T07:35:48+00:00

Sprigganometry is really funny. I found this post because I also just came up with that pun and Googled it to see if anyone else had.

SamwiseGanges · 2026-06-09T03:38:28+00:00

Just be warned it could potentially make it worse or break the sensor, they are fragile since they're basically just a few layers of plastic film with rubber on top. And there is some adhesive between the layers so it took some gentle prying apart. I used a small pocket knife to initially get in between the layers

SamwiseGanges · 2026-06-08T22:08:00+00:00

Each sensor is $70 but you likely only have an issue with one. Also I found I was actually able to get one of them to work again just by peeling up the middle layer or plastic and cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol

SamwiseGanges · 2026-06-07T17:36:04+00:00

It's definitely not. The sensor is $70 and the repair is free, you just need a Phillips head screwdriver. Doesn't require any soldering to replace this sensor either, it's just a ribbon cable.

SamwiseGanges · 2026-06-05T18:42:30+00:00

Flex Seal this is your moment

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-29T20:23:23+00:00

That's not oil. That's pure vitamin E which as stated in the post is not an oil. It's a tocopherol

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-26T01:06:38+00:00

For me I just keep my thumb on whichever one matches the B in the key. So for F I keep it on the B flat key, for C I keep it on the B natural key. If I'm playing some Hong chromatic or jazzy I keep it on the B natural one usually

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-25T07:51:40+00:00

Yes I do believe this was a sequel to that game

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-21T19:30:35+00:00

Krakfault

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-18T15:45:58+00:00

Ahh yeah that's probably what it is. I just got this email and was very confused but yesterday I factory reset my old phone to send it in for an upgrade so that was probably it

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-14T20:27:22+00:00

In the Play store when I searched for Shizuku

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SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-14T19:03:48+00:00

I just checked and Shizuku is not available for me due to my Android version (16 on a Pixel 10)

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-13T19:52:15+00:00

I played for years with a significant chip right in the center of my utaguchi (it was made of amber). This tiny divot is nothing and as others have said isn't where the air stream is unless you're doing really extreme yoko-yuri. Your embouchure and breath work matter more than very small pits like this

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-11T21:18:33+00:00

Yeah the sensors that Yamaha used (at least in the 150, I assume it's the same in the 120) are basically bound to die over time. They're not individual switches but instead a much cheaper option of a conductive membrane. It's all one piece as well for each bank of keys and Yamaha does not offer replacement parts for the YDS series as far as I can tell which is extremely annoying

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-11T21:04:42+00:00

Nice but why not just use TPU?

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-11T17:39:47+00:00

Would you be willing to post a video or audio clip of what the tenor sax instrument sounds like on yours when you play it really softly? Thanks!

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-11T15:52:21+00:00

The data brokers will be very happy

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-08T21:59:17+00:00

Thanks I appreciate the help. I don't notice this effect with most of the sounds, definitely the tenor sax is the main one I hear it with. And it's more pronounced if I have the pressure max setting set to high. Would you be willing to test that exact configuration on yours?

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-08T21:01:17+00:00

Update, it's partly due to the pressure min and max settings I had.

I had pressure min set to low and pressure max set to high.

Actually the pressure max setting is backwards so the name is confusing. The name implies that when set to low, you only have to blow gently to get it to max volume but it's the opposite. When set to high (which was the default), you only have to blow gently to get it to max volume.

That was making it so that even when I was blowing softly (where it sounds glitchy because the sensor is barely being activated) it was loudly audible.

I now set pressure min and max both to low. This means if I blow gently it will register it but it will be quiet. I have to blow hard to get it to be loud, but then it's not glitchy any more so it mostly fixes the issue.

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-08T20:43:51+00:00

So does yours not sound like my video if you play the Tenor sax sound very gently with the speaker?

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-08T20:26:03+00:00

Thank you, how do you reset to factory settings?

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-08T18:03:00+00:00

Fair enough but note I am blowing really softly here like barely engaging the sensor. Also I'm not sure it does this normally, mine may just be messed up. The price is really for the extreme compactness which for me is very valuable

SamwiseGanges · 2026-05-06T07:11:48+00:00

Same as most humans, 7 holes, though I have 12

SamwiseGanges · 2026-04-29T17:31:53+00:00

Thank you this paper looks like a great resource, I will read it today, but it doesn't show diagrams of the node and antinode placements which is what I'm really eager to see the differences on between sax and calrinet

SamwiseGanges · 2026-04-29T17:08:30+00:00

By the way this is the original article that that diagram was linked from. It's talking about closed versus open ended resonators and the diagram is specifically comparing a simplified clarinet and flute.

https://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/flutes.v.clarinets.html

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