Hi bro Dennis,
i remember now.. ikaw pala ang nakabili ng 23 na galing sa akin...
lumipat na rin kami...
btw, how's your playing now?..
Hi Ding. Good thing you remembered.
So you moved to Canada? What province? I might be relocating to Saskatchewan myself but it will be a good year and half before that happens.
Well, the sax playing is progressing slowly. I attend two Sax Society meetings already and Tots Tolentino is a big help. Right now, I am just playing by ear but I will surely be taking up lessons when time permits, hopefully soon. So far I am able to play with the guys at Sax Society and jammed with fellow sax players and other musicians. I think I've fared fairly well considering I only had the sax for only four months and had no background in formal music whatsoever. I guess having a pair of good listening ears and the love for music particularly jazz really makes a big difference. The YAS 23 is holding fairly well also l but I am thinking of moving to a professional model once I can afford it. Actually, moving to tenor is my plan.
My friend from Fresno is Raul "Dong" Alvarez. Have you met him? His kid plays the flute and he went to this shop to have his kid's flute serviced and he was offered by the owner a Selmer Mark VI Alto. John Klemmer owns it according to my friend and he got all excited as we both love Klemmer. We grew up listening to him. The case even has John's signature according to my friend. Too bad, when he went there last week, it was already taken.
Back to topic. I had my YAS 23 serviced a few weeks ago and is now in pristine playing condition. If in case I decide to sell this, the new owner will be very, very happy.