Category Archives: Forum

Top Five Bass Sax Observations

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Gandalfe

“I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.” ~ Clarence Clemons The bass saxophone is one of the largest members of the saxophone family—larger than the more commonly encountered baritone saxophone. Only the contrabass sax … Continue reading →

Posted in Bass Sax, Eppelsheim, FAQ, Forum, Guides, Quote, Saxophone | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Musician Gig Snapshot ~ 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Gandalfe

“The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallwaywhere thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There’s also anegative side.” ~ falsely accredited to Hunter S. Thompson Recently this article popped … Continue reading →

Posted in Band Management, Bass Sax, Culture, FAQ, Forum, Gigs, Guides, Music, My World | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

A Man called JaAG aka Gandalfe

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Gandalfe

One of the partners thought I should blog about why I call myself JaAG at work. JaAG is just an expansion of my initials James A. Glass. It is also my Microsoft alias. So I often find myself in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Family, Forum, Lifestyle | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Oh so sexy; Shimano Ultegra 6700 11-23 goodness

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Gandalfe

From the Two Spoke forum we see this lovely tribute to bicycle technology:

Posted in Art, Bicycles, Forum, Hobbies, Man stuff, Photograph | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

In Search of Saxophone Intonation

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Gandalfe

Always in search of that perfect voice for my various saxophones and clarinets, this post in the Woodwind Forum “True Tone Alto” from John Talbot really spoke to me. The photo to the right is from John too. Flexibility of … Continue reading →

Posted in antique, Forum, Repair, Saxophone, Vintage, Woodwind Forum | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Measuring Music Tempo ~ How fast is fast?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Gandalfe

A music forum noob recently asked me how fast a piece marked Allegro should be played. It got me to thinking that I should place this here in case my source disappears, which btw happens more times than you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Band, Big Band, Classical, Education, Forum, Language, Music, Reference, Wikipedia | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Woodwind Forum: You want answers, you can’t handle answers…

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Gandalfe

Apologies to the creators of that great line Jack Nicolson delivers in “A Few Good Men”. Where do you go to get answers for almost anything. Internet forums can be a valuable piece of your solution set. When it comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Community, Education, Forum, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Reference | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments