You’ve probably noticed (I hope) a relatively new centre section * csax_net tweets… * which feeds back any of my Twitter ‘tweets’ to the blog – it can get pretty confusing, as I ‘tweet’ all the topics from the blog, but then they come back again as if by magic – although you will also notice stuff there that is purely from Twitter, plus any comments from (e.g.) TheSaxDoctor a.k.a. Stephen Howard… So if you’re on Twitter, look me up, I’m csax_net – I had to use ‘underscore’ in the name, they don’t do dots…
Whilst Twitter is a recent toy, I’ve been on Facebook for yonks – yes, it’s currently the same picture on both – it’s a good way to ‘spread the word’, and (certainly on Facebook) keeps me in touch with globally extended family and friends by both word and pictures. There’s nowhere in cyberspace to hide these days…
Anywhere else ? Well, apart from Friends Re-united and Genes Re-United, I’ve an even older presence on Windows Live / Messenger and probably loads more I’ve momentarily forgotten that are out there, sadly neglected, fading in the mists of time as life – and fads – move relentlessly on.
Thanks to Lewis for sending me this a while back, and for his suggestion to share it with you all.
This is Dean Hilson, from Oz, making it look oh so simple 
– he’s using a 10* Link, so please don’t try this on a Selmer C*…
I’ll leave the rest to Dean, remember, this is glissando’ing into the altissimo stratosphere !
I’ll just go and shoot my saxophones 
Beautiful – Thanks Dean !
Continue reading about Glissando – how to make it look easy…
Well, 75% of it, but it’s coming along nicely ! If ever I needed more proof that the front page of the blog is too "cluttered", with far too much info on one page, the fact that no-one seems to have noticed the curious link in the Blogroll titled provisional Orpheo review is probably proof enough…
So there it’s been for a while, and, now it’s probably at 75% complete, I’ll invite comments and criticism. Just remember that it has a few more changes planned, and the odd bits in grey (gray) are in need of expansion…
Because of the need for loads of pictures (more to come…) it’s better formatted as a separate – full width – web page, but comments gratefully (and graciously) accepted here. Enjoy – click here to read the review.
Click on any of the pictures to see them in greater detail !
Continue reading about At last, The Orpheo Tenor Sax Review …
Just a reminder that I’ve started posting more stuff to the C forum – more than just about C’s… There’ll be much more in the near future. And, if you’re registered, as well as commenting, please feel free to start your own posts ! If you’d like a new section set up, just ask… If you have any problems/questions, also ask…
And, in case you hadn’t already worked it out, by default you’ll arrive at the Board index – a little further down the page there are these three very useful links, so you don’t have to scan all the forums for the latest dates -
View unanswered posts • View new posts • View active topics
( if not logged in, you get two links - View unanswered posts • View active topics )
To make life easier for myself, and provide lots more content, I may well end up quickly posting the more ‘discussable’ topics on the C forum , and leave this front page for more meaty issues… So, don’t forget about the C forum - it’s just a click away ! I’m also currently looking to see if there’s any way that I can allow “guest” (i.e. not logged in) comments, without letting all the spammers in…
UPDATE – OK – ‘guest posting – comments only – is now allowed, you just need to enter a name and the displayed anti-spam code – no login required. Also handy for quick comments by registered users if you don’t mind not having your avatar and/or signature. Subject to lack of spam, this may well be allowed for the foreseeable future.
I thought I was pretty much ‘hurting’ financially at the moment, negligible Building Society interest, and anything based on ‘Investments’ is really down – which includes the essential drawdown pension fund – but an ever increasing number of emails I continue to receive seems to indicate a global need to raise some “readies” by selling instruments, once they’ve been identified and provisonally valued…
So I do apologise to anyone waiting for a reply, as I really don’t do quick ‘one-liners’, so my reply rate is currently running at a lower speed than the incoming rate ! So much so that I even considered putting a new section on the relatively neglected forum – something like “What is it, how much is it worth, and does anyone want to buy it…”
In fact, I’m thinking about posting all the “What mouthpiece do I use, how can I make it play better, should I buy…?” questions as open topics on the forum, so that everyone can chip in with their tuppence worth. I would honestly advise that any future questions are posted there – they will certainly attract not only my attention, and save them getting embarrassingly lost/swamped in my in-box.
Maybe a good name would be HelpDesk – Questions and (hopefully) Answers – Yes – I’ll set it up later today ! As well as injecting new life into the forum – it’ll probably get a much faster response, and a wider spectrum of information from the experts. I should also add that, quite sensibly, it will allow my own responses to one individual (other than purely personal stuff) to be viewed by all – and will hopefully answer other peoples similar questions rather than be hidden away in an email ! It’s all about sharing information – not re-inventing the wheel…
I’ve been introducing a few more pictures into the random slideshow at the top right of the screen, and I thought it might be interesting to comment on any that I have some information on.
Sadly I don’t have the original, and if either the eBay seller or buyer of this postcard would like to contact me, I’ll gladly acknowledge their ownership.
This is a vintage Photo Postcard – of the Allen Family from West Virginia. It was quite fashionable in the early 1900′s, on both sides of the Atlantic, to have family pictures printed onto postcards – so that the recipient had both words and a picture. Almost a fore-runner of multimedia
The 1920 Census of Graham, WV, lists a Leonidas Allen, with his wife Helen Allen and their children Clara Allen and twins Anna Allen and Ada Allen.
I can only assume that the twins Anna and Ada are shown here on piano and drums, with father Leonidas on cornet, and sister Clara Allen on tenor sax. I’d like to think that it’s a C-Melody, but the proportions look more tenor’ish. Click on the picture for a bigger version with more detail.
A great photographic record of early 1900′s instruments, including a beautiful upright grand piano, xylophone, drums, saxophone, cornet, tambourine, triangle, parlor guitar, and violin/fiddle. From the quality of the picture, and the light, I assume it was taken outside ?
On the reverse of the postcard, addressed to Emma Watts in Mason City, WV, was written – “Hello Emma, I like my dresses just fine. Here are our pictures. How is little Grace? Well that’s all. From Anna and Ada Allen“ The seller quoted that “the AZO stamp box dates to 1904-1918″. What a lovely little time capsule, thanks to the original eBay seller for those interesting details – as a genealogist I can appreciate them. I have a couple of picture-postcards of my own ancestors, sadly there seems not a musician amongst them… Maybe I get my talent from my tin-whistle playing paternal Grandpa, who sadly died just before I was born 
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