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  • #51764
    jak Swift
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      Hi: hope everybody is good. My horn was finally posted this morning. The guy didn’t exactly drag his heels, a combination of his gigs, the weekend, and his living in a remote part of the country didn’t help. He was supposed to post yesterday, even sent the ref numbers for pick up. This morning when I saw it had still not been dispatched, I told him to forget it, send back my money, and watch his 100% E Bay record take a large dip. The guy does a lot of buying and selling, within a half hour I was informed it is on its way. I have no time for cyber social media. Tried Facebook for a time, but got bored double time. It is though a great tool in a situation like this. I’d much prefer people play straight, but yeah, hopefully tomorrow….more likely Thursday.

      #51766
      jak Swift
      Participant

        So yesterday, I’m trying to find room for these drums. Pulled out an old tenorsax case, and had forgotten I had this curious horn. A Rumanian ” Arta Guban ” tenor. I remember a major spring has popped on it. I think its a sixties tenor, brass heavy , it just has a ” trouserguard ” so getting to that spring is a job for Al ( my buddy and looooooong time tech ). The real buzz was the mpc in the case.
        No idea what it is, I got it as a total blank. I gave it to a guy, asking him to open it up to 120 and to play about with the baffle to get the brightest, hardest sound. Yesterday, I only had #3 & 4 reeds. For the first half hour, I could barley get a sound….LOL !! Just got a few Rico orange, going up in half’s from 1.5. So, a good find, though a work in progress. When I get settled, I’ll send it back to him…..get it finished !!
        Have a great day……jak

        #51803
        john
        Keymaster

          wow jak, you had a tenor stashed away and didn’t even know it??!!

          #51804
          jak Swift
          Participant

            LOL !! Yeah its not a bad horn Johnny, bit like those Kohlert tenors. All good with you I hope man !! Just having cofee before I order a synthetic reed. I’m waiting on the new horn to come, Friday latest. Its all E Bay, PayPal tight….just the guys taken almost ten days. One great tenor Johnny, that’s all I ask.

            #51805
            jak Swift
            Participant

              I just been flicking through the blogs. Thought I’d leave my life story. If any of you can’t sleep….LOL !!

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