Yeah, i got you.

So I was HAMMERED a few hours ago and shared an xl cloth swab into the neck and now it's stuck. I have a jazz improv gig in 2 days. What can I do

Aaand it's screwed. New pads, everythings lovely...then 10 minutes in a pearl detaches. Upon further inspection, there's some noticeable spots of dirt and minerals on keys, when I was told it would be taken apart and cleaned properly. I paid 1.1k for the revision (which is normal where I'm from).

Thoughts? What should I do?

Intermediate and professional classical sax advice preferred.

My mid E (1,2,3L + 1,2R + octave key) makes a growling noise that I’m constantly having to fight by over-tightening my embouchure. You’ll see when played in context to the other surrounding notes, my normal embouchure is fine, but for some reason once I hit E, the sound starts growling - like it’s flickering with the reed vibration between two notes - E and something ungodly. lol. Physically, as someone who’s played sax for a long time (albeit I’m coming back from a long break) the physical sensation is like there’s some sort of seal issue? I just don’t know where.

Yes tightening my embouchure can fix it but it’s not preferred as it is certainly too strained/tight of an embouchure for the rest of my playing and it’s only this note that I have an issue with. Current theory has to do with the octave seal on the neck pip pad and if I had a third arm I’d try and force it closed to see if the seal feels better.

The issue goes away immediately playing an octave down (no octave key).

i play bari and i have play tested a BSS reed before and i really liked the feeling. it was a white label 2 reed and it had a great sound and feel.

right now i want to get some BSS reeds but i want to either get black or blue label because of the music i mainly play. between the two labels which one would people overall recommend. i know it depends a lot on the person and the gear but overall which one may be nicer if that makes any sense!

sorry if this is a little confusing i just needed to ask this quickly soo...

So Ive played bass clarinet for two years and clarinet for a couple years and I recently decide to pick up the alto sax and its been about two weeks and i got the basics down but for the life of me i cant play the low f e or d and sometimes g they start high and I have to focus them down by moving my mouth but I can play them when starting from a I’ll attach a audio ps. sometimes I can get it if I’m continually playing anyway I would really apreaciate it if Somone could give some tips and I’m not sure if it has leaks I got it from Somone who had it in their closet in the case for years

I purchased a factory sealed yts-480, generally are they ready to play out of the box or should it be serviced by a technician before playing? Not sure what QC is like on them.

I play tenor sax, I would love a new piece to work on I've been playing for 4 years. I can’t find anything though and id like some recommendations.

Was curious does anyone else feel a connection to a particular player? Personally more so than their playing-learning about my guy Paul Desmond I realized how our personalities were similar in ways it seems especially when I was younger. The expressing ourselves more in music and writing vs speaking in particular. And I guess I feel like his temperament would be similar to mine…but there’s that AND the fact that I love his music and sound and am working on emulating that tone…

I am trying to sell my high school saxophone (locally) but I have no clue what brand it is as it seems to have no serial number or brand engraving. I’m just looking for a decent range I could sell it at to make a little extra cash. I got it secondhand in 2015. It was last played in 2021. Adding photos for a quality gauge.

ETA: there is literally no engraving on the saxophone except for the filigree. There is no name, no serial number, nothing.