Horny Month
Yeah, I’ve been really horny this month. Really horny. I have purchased, like, five new horns off eBay in the last month or so. Horns galore!
What did I get? Here we go:
Jupiter flute in C. My major instrument in college was flute. I’m trying to build my jazz chops again and that means retiring (or reserving it for beach parties and the like) my Bundy student model flute. If you have to fight your horn, get a better horn. The Jupiter has aggressive action and a big bold sound that proclaims its jazzability in a very decisive manner.
Selmer clarinet in B♭. I haven’t owned a clarinet in some time, since I gave my sister’s clarinet away to someone in my family. I really have to practice sight reading in the chalumeau register, because the clarinet overblows by an octave and a fifth (the saxophone and flute overblow an octave). Getting through the neck is tricky for me, like many novices or out-of-shapers, and avoiding the squawk as I land on B natural in the clarion register is going to take some practice.
Bundy alto clarinet in E♭. I played the alto clarinet in a couple of ensembles in college, here and there. I got this because I’d been sniped on two bass clarinets in a row and the alto clarinet is on the road. Besides, it’s in E♭. Having horns in different keys is good for learning tunes in all twelve keys.
Tenor saxophone in B♭. This is the big daddy. She’s shiny and pretty and it’s been too long since I rocked out on tenor. This was the fourth tenor I bid on, after snipers took three of them in a row in the last 15 seconds of the auctions. Horns are very competitive on eBay. I got this after I overbid the top bidder by $150 with 90 seconds left in the auction. I got it for $7 more than I had bid on it an hour earlier. Yay for wins!
Pedler bass clarinet in B♭. Again, the fourth bass clarinet I bid on. The previous three were sniped like the tenors, mainly by instrument resellers. Finally, I got this one and I’m really looking forward to getting it. I loved playing bass clarinet in ensembles in college and it’s going to be nice to own the first one of my life. This wood-bodied instrument is sure to blow me out of the sky.
Yay for horniness!
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