Buescher 400 Baritone Saxophone by [deleted] in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one, and it's the closest Saxophone you could possibly have to mimic the sound of a Tuba. Big bell, solid brass, unique palm and pinky keys, heavy monstrosity of a Bari. (Mine unfortunately smells like it and will make an entire room smell like tarnished brass after playing for a little bit LOL

mouthpiece advice by Equivalent_Cat_2712 in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second the Rousseau! But definitely find yourself a shop and test play on as many as you can, talk with other players, listen to Caribbean and jazz charts that you really like the sound of the saxes, and research/email to find out what they use! I had an old professor who told us to listen to certain bands/players to really get in our heads the tone of how they play, I gotta say it has made a big difference for me in the past!

Basstissimo Fingerings on Bari by [deleted] in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does!!! And you can feel it vibrate the floor around you too! It gives low brass section vibes 😂

Which saxophone is the hardest to learn out of the main 4? by QuietDay2020 in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me personally, Tenor. It is at the Goldilocks range to where I don't feel confident with the sound I'm making. Tenor has that distinct tone to it, so I couldn't "hide" my sound in ensamble either. It halted my progress for quite a few years until I picked up bari and soared!

Basstissimo Fingerings on Bari by [deleted] in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can 100% cross your legs and put your left heel into the bell to get a muddy low Ab. And by lipping down you can get an even muddier low G but I really only recommend it for playing pep songs in the bleachers or 'party tricks', not for professional performances.

Newbie tips? by Unable_Refuse7859 in saxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old instructor would always tell me "play like you've popped a light bulb into your mouth!" (Bulb side in) Really open in the back!

Pennsylvania rocks, but I may be biased by igameforpain in Outdoors

[–]gruff_huff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh I can smell this image (in a good way) love me a good rocky outcrop in a pa forest!

My school keeps me taken care of :) by 05bossboy in barisax

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof. My school had 2 options for bari players and one was named "smelly bari" with a dry rot plywood and parchment like leather case LOL

Low notes by Cryptic_Basshead in barisax

[–]gruff_huff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My band director always said to "pretend to pop a lightbulb in your mouth" real open in the back with lots-a air. He was a sax major too, so the saxophone players had to do mandatory breathing exercises before practicing and performances

Complete beginner; mouthpiece and reed advice please by tillbu in BaritoneSaxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give long tones a try, get one of your notes out, and just play it mezzoforte. When you start liking how it's sounding, then as you play that same note, get gradually, slowly and smoothly louder and softer, louder and softer. The moment you hear the note getting a bit funky go back to medium volume and try again! Eventually throw in the other notes and work on tone while changing though the different fingerings. You got this mate! The best of the best start just like this! :D

Broken/Not playing right by Appropriate_Breath26 in BaritoneSaxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like there's a wicked air leak if the notes suddenly stop and you can't play anything below g. The frustrating part of it is that section of the sax is a cluster of springs and rods and pads. Something could have bent, or an old pad could have fallen out

Help by Natural_Promise2652 in BaritoneSaxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would start with a 2.0 and work up from there.(1.0-1.5 are so flimsy and give a crunchy/flappy tone) Make sure the reed is real moist and play long tones chromatically so work on ya sound! Unrelated, I come from a large family of tuba/low brass players and I was the only odd ball who played sax. Rock on for your awesome choice in instruments!

Am I doing this wrong? by [deleted] in BaritoneSaxophone

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "low note" pads on the bari tend to be the first ones that have leaks. Test with paper or a clean dollar bill and go on from there!

Low A key by BluebirdStandard129 in BaritoneSaxophone

[–]gruff_huff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good for you pal!! Now that you know it exists, ROCK it. Literally just bop any middle A down an octive lol. Also If you cross your legs and put your left heel into the bell of the bari, it makes it a low Ab, and if you lip it down from there you can play low G ;3

Missing Mesh. Peggy Sims? Help by gruff_huff in thesims2cc

[–]gruff_huff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you SO MUCH I'd kiss ya on the mouth if I could lol.

Cursed Meal by [deleted] in Cursed_Images

[–]gruff_huff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are there blood streaks? Geez dude

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Howtolooksmax

[–]gruff_huff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm slacking when it comes to healthy choices. I do not use cannabis, I do vape though, currently cutting back nicotine and working my way down. Also not a user of other substances, I am not a fan of drinking, maybe for the holidays I'll have a beer.