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ken Uk
User ID: 1689844 Feb 16th 6:15 PM
Steve,
To help promote the Aquila Sax C tenor how about making a poster for those of us on this site to download and print to show our respective local musical instrument retailers.
Any other ideas?

Steve
User ID: 8248813 Apr 14th 2:54 AM
Just to let you know ...
I now have a shot of the new C sax prototype on the website. It's an unfinished bare brass test sample but you get the idea!

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 14th 5:41 AM
Looks good Steve!

alan (uk)
User ID: 8200143 Apr 14th 6:32 AM
Steve - looks good, like the clean lines of all the bow/bell notes on the same side, like the classic Keilwerth's (and others) - I see the production model will have the option of an 'underslung tenor style' neck ?

I'll update my website - and I hope all the doubters/sceptics will now commence "eating their shorts", if not their words.

Well done !

alan (uk)
User ID: 9245273 Apr 14th 11:10 AM
Just in case no-one noticed Steve's post, and to keep the world informed, new pics of the new C-Sax at -

http://cmelodysax.co.uk/aquilasax.htm

No connection - just admiration.......

alan (uk)
User ID: 9245273 Apr 14th 11:29 AM

http://cmelodysax.co.uk/aquilasax.htm

sax rookie
User ID: 2163744 Apr 14th 9:18 PM
Steve - I went to the website and it mentioned to drop you an Email for more info about the new C-Mel. I could not find your address anywhere on the site.

What is your Email so I can get purchase info when it becomes available.

Thanks

-mark-

alan (uk)
User ID: 8200143 Apr 15th 1:38 AM
Mark -

If you are interested, please email Steve with the subject line, "new C sax wanted", you will be sent major updates on progress of this exciting venture.

email: aquilasax@yahoo.co.nz

sax rookie
User ID: 2163744 Apr 15th 7:50 AM
Done.

Thanks Alan.

Captain Beeflat
User ID: 1738604 Apr 15th 9:59 AM
Alan...Are you claiming agent's fees?

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 15th 10:37 AM
Like what looks like a spatula Alt F, shame the little trill keys (G# and Eb) aren't being included. Apparently they're hell on earth to set up though.

Captain Beeflat
User ID: 1738604 Apr 15th 11:22 AM
Ukebert.
The G#/G key really is handy, whereas I have never found a need for the forked Eb, and for this reason I always cork it shut. Most of the old horns with this feature have the little lower pad corked shut...just in case of a leak. Perhaps this fact has given you the impression they are difficult to set up.
High F# too...and a real F#, not my tenor F# which is, of course E...getting more attractive by the minute.
Thank god it's not straight. I do not fancy a rotational force of about 9lb.ft. pushing my top teeth into my skull. :-))

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 15th 11:39 AM
I've never used it either, but it's nice to have it there :-))

It actually looks really good, and it's bigger so won't look like quite so much of a wimpy tenor. I erally want to hear it now... I may just have to buy one. I rather fancy Capn Muggle's silver body with gold keys, could look quite eye catching.

If only it had low A!

Captain Beeflat
User ID: 1738604 Apr 15th 11:46 AM
Low A...if only. What a distinctive appearance; like a mini baritone...give it unto me. :-))
You say that it's bigger? Surely that was a Conn alto alongside for comparison; I may well be wrong but that was my impression.

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 15th 3:16 PM
On one picture it's a Conn Alto, on the other it's a cmel, or I may have grasped the wrong end of the stick.

Yes, bottom left on Alan's page is a cmel comparison.

alan (uk)
User ID: 9245273 Apr 16th 4:11 AM
Sorry if it caused confusion, I obviously need to change my style - one reader couldn't find the three email links, and now this...

Steve took pics comparing the new C Sax to both a Conn 6M alto (first pic) and a Conn C-Mel (second pic) - you'll notice I mentioned that on the page ?

There is no extra instrument in the third pic, and, where shown with other instruments, the C-Sax is on the right...

;-))

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 16th 4:40 AM
Really?! I thought there was another instrument in the bottom right picture! ;-))

Captain Beeflat
User ID: 1738604 Apr 16th 5:20 AM
There is also, on Steve's site, a photograph of a "Cap'n Muggles Special"; matte silver with gold keywork. I am assuming that this is the new horn but with an incomplete picture with no scale comparitor, it is difficult to tell. Very tasty however and featuring a Rampone & Cazzani bell brace...if only. Pause for whistful sigh.

ukebert
User ID: 7921973 Apr 16th 5:46 AM
I beleive it is one of his current Tenors, illustrating the style and quality that the finish of his products have. The more I look at his pictures of the new Cmel the more I think I need one.

Captain Beeflat
User ID: 1738604 Apr 16th 6:10 AM
Thanks for the explanation Owen. I too think that I need one of the new C Mels..but I must hear it first, not some gentle ballad but a blast with edge. Pulled out my old Buescher C mel yesterday having played a modern tenor exclusively for the last year or so. The keywork is, shall we say, rather less than perfect unless one plays it all the time, as I used to. Good sound however.

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ken Uk User ID: 1689844	Feb 16th 6:15 PM Steve, To help promote the Aquila Sax C tenor how about making a poster for those of us on this site to download and print to show our respective local musical instrument retailers. Any other ideas?
Steve User ID: 8248813	Apr 14th 2:54 AM Just to let you know ... I now have a shot of the new C sax prototype on the website. It's an unfinished bare brass test sample but you get the idea!
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 14th 5:41 AM Looks good Steve!
alan (uk) User ID: 8200143	Apr 14th 6:32 AM Steve - looks good, like the clean lines of all the bow/bell notes on the same side, like the classic Keilwerth's (and others) - I see the production model will have the option of an 'underslung tenor style' neck ? I'll update my website - and I hope all the doubters/sceptics will now commence "eating their shorts", if not their words. Well done !
alan (uk) User ID: 9245273	Apr 14th 11:10 AM Just in case no-one noticed Steve's post, and to keep the world informed, new pics of the new C-Sax at - http://cmelodysax.co.uk/aquilasax.htm No connection - just admiration.......
alan (uk) User ID: 9245273	Apr 14th 11:29 AM http://cmelodysax.co.uk/aquilasax.htm
sax rookie User ID: 2163744	Apr 14th 9:18 PM Steve - I went to the website and it mentioned to drop you an Email for more info about the new C-Mel. I could not find your address anywhere on the site. What is your Email so I can get purchase info when it becomes available. Thanks -mark-
alan (uk) User ID: 8200143	Apr 15th 1:38 AM Mark - If you are interested, please email Steve with the subject line, "new C sax wanted", you will be sent major updates on progress of this exciting venture. email: aquilasax@yahoo.co.nz
sax rookie User ID: 2163744	Apr 15th 7:50 AM Done. Thanks Alan.
Captain Beeflat User ID: 1738604	Apr 15th 9:59 AM Alan...Are you claiming agent's fees?
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 15th 10:37 AM Like what looks like a spatula Alt F, shame the little trill keys (G# and Eb) aren't being included. Apparently they're hell on earth to set up though.
Captain Beeflat User ID: 1738604	Apr 15th 11:22 AM Ukebert. The G#/G key really is handy, whereas I have never found a need for the forked Eb, and for this reason I always cork it shut. Most of the old horns with this feature have the little lower pad corked shut...just in case of a leak. Perhaps this fact has given you the impression they are difficult to set up. High F# too...and a real F#, not my tenor F# which is, of course E...getting more attractive by the minute. Thank god it's not straight. I do not fancy a rotational force of about 9lb.ft. pushing my top teeth into my skull. :-))
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 15th 11:39 AM I've never used it either, but it's nice to have it there :-)) It actually looks really good, and it's bigger so won't look like quite so much of a wimpy tenor. I erally want to hear it now... I may just have to buy one. I rather fancy Capn Muggle's silver body with gold keys, could look quite eye catching. If only it had low A!
Captain Beeflat User ID: 1738604	Apr 15th 11:46 AM Low A...if only. What a distinctive appearance; like a mini baritone...give it unto me. :-)) You say that it's bigger? Surely that was a Conn alto alongside for comparison; I may well be wrong but that was my impression.
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 15th 3:16 PM On one picture it's a Conn Alto, on the other it's a cmel, or I may have grasped the wrong end of the stick. Yes, bottom left on Alan's page is a cmel comparison.
alan (uk) User ID: 9245273	Apr 16th 4:11 AM Sorry if it caused confusion, I obviously need to change my style - one reader couldn't find the three email links, and now this... Steve took pics comparing the new C Sax to both a Conn 6M alto (first pic) and a Conn C-Mel (second pic) - you'll notice I mentioned that on the page ? There is no extra instrument in the third pic, and, where shown with other instruments, the C-Sax is on the right... ;-))
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 16th 4:40 AM Really?! I thought there was another instrument in the bottom right picture! ;-))
Captain Beeflat User ID: 1738604	Apr 16th 5:20 AM There is also, on Steve's site, a photograph of a "Cap'n Muggles Special"; matte silver with gold keywork. I am assuming that this is the new horn but with an incomplete picture with no scale comparitor, it is difficult to tell. Very tasty however and featuring a Rampone & Cazzani bell brace...if only. Pause for whistful sigh.
ukebert User ID: 7921973	Apr 16th 5:46 AM I beleive it is one of his current Tenors, illustrating the style and quality that the finish of his products have. The more I look at his pictures of the new Cmel the more I think I need one.
Captain Beeflat User ID: 1738604	Apr 16th 6:10 AM Thanks for the explanation Owen. I too think that I need one of the new C Mels..but I must hear it first, not some gentle ballad but a blast with edge. Pulled out my old Buescher C mel yesterday having played a modern tenor exclusively for the last year or so. The keywork is, shall we say, rather less than perfect unless one plays it all the time, as I used to. Good sound however.