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  @GearZenChannel5 сағат бұрын

  I sold my instrument many years ago when I fell on hard times. Found a decent price on a 23 and can't wait to play again! Also, the 23 will be a nice step up from my old horn. Thanks for the video and nice playing!

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  @sharatssaxophone2 күн бұрын

  Would you mind sharing your mouthpiece/reed setup? I use a Selmer Concept with Vandoren V12 clarinet reeds (3 or 3.5).

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  @dustinhellen2 күн бұрын

  Sure, I use a Soprano Planet Missing Link with Hemke 3 reeds

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  @hectorconcha7 күн бұрын

  Thanks so much! Congrats from Chile!

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  @lanphanh8 күн бұрын

  Why written music is the problem? Would it not be using the concert songs and transpose 2 semitones down for Bb instruments or 3 semitones up for Eb instruments?

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  @dustinhellen8 күн бұрын

  Yes, you can transpose concert pitch a major 2nd up (2 semitones) for soprano/tenor and a minor 3rd down (3 semitones) for alto/bari, but it is difficult for many people to do this instinctively while they read concert pitch. You see a concert F for example, and you have to think "G" and make sure you are in the right key while you play. I mentioned in the video that parts that are specifically written for soprano are sparse. This is why it is nice to play music written for other more common instruments in the key of Bb, like trumpet or clarinet, like I mentioned.

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  @lanphanh8 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen Thanks, And sorry that I am just new to the sax world, and I learned that transpose for saxophone is a must, and I use musescore to transpose for the saxophones before I can play.

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  @dustinhellen8 күн бұрын

  @@lanphanh No problem! Look on KZread for songs you like that are written for saxophone. It will give you a backing track and the music on the screen already transposed for you so you can just play with it. For example, you can type something like "Careless Whisper tenor sax" and it will give you a few that have the sheet music with the backing track, already transposed for tenor.

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  @lanphanh9 күн бұрын

  Could you please tell me what mouthpiece did you use for this YTS 23? Thanks!

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  @dustinhellen8 күн бұрын

  Jody Jazz DV 7*

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  @lanphanh8 күн бұрын

  @dustinhellen just wonder why the mouthpiece is so expensive? Will it sound total difference and very easy to blow? Sorry I am very new to the saxophone world. However, as a new player, I want the mouthpiece that gives me the easiest to blow with the best voice I can get. Thanks so much!

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  @dustinhellen8 күн бұрын

  @@lanphanh Jody Jazz is a top-quality jazz mouthpiece maker. The one I play is gold-plated, so that racks up the price quite a bit. You don't need that though if you just want a free-blowing mouthpiece. I found Claude Lakey to be a great company that has some really great free-blowing mouthpieces. I play on a Claude Lakey for my alto, so I would recommend that brand if you're looking for cheaper.

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  @lanphanh7 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen Thank you! I am just a new sax learn and play. However, I like the good sax voice. Hence, I am looking around for the good mouthpiece I could offer. Thanks again!

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  @uzacroo10 күн бұрын

  ach I was really thinking about getting straight one, it just looks soo good. But i must admit you persuaded me with thumb argument and the sound...

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  @dustinhellen10 күн бұрын

  @@uzacroo I would say try them both, but it is hard to find a curved soprano to try out and compare it. I was really set on straight sopranos for a long time, but after trying a curved at a music convention, I was hooked. Never looked back at the straight from then on. I like a warmer soprano sound and the curved gave that to me. That and it was so much easier on the thumb!

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  @rickstokes223911 күн бұрын

  i previously owned a Selmer SA80 II and now use a Yamaha Custom Z Mark II with a Theo Wanner Brahma 7* mouthpiece and this setup is powerful. There’re definite sounds differences between two, but it’s also about response and feedback from the horn and of course feel and key action. My alto is a Yanagisawa AW030 and plays very well top to bottom which is why I may consider a Yanagisawa Tenor in the future.

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  @dustinhellen11 күн бұрын

  @@rickstokes2239 You wouldn’t be disappointed! One thing Yanagisawa does to a very high level (among many others) is consistency throughout the range. I had a T991 a while ago and it was a great horn! Let me know if you get the Yani tenor!

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  @rickstokes223911 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen Will do!

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  @hankrawlins915915 күн бұрын

  Seller I'm sure feels better in the hands but I couldn't hear much a difference in sound.

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  @dustinhellen15 күн бұрын

  That's fair. Some people notice a difference, some people don't, but it's ok either way. It's interesting though that the Yamaha sounds remarkably similar to the Mark VI, even though it's a beginner level horn.

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  @neromatilh889616 күн бұрын

  I was thinking about start in the saxophone world, this helps a lot, thanks!!!

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  @dustinhellen15 күн бұрын

  @@neromatilh8896 Glad it is useful to you! Let me know which saxophone you get if you get one!

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  @dustinhellen21 күн бұрын

  Thanks! Very helpful!

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  @TexarJJF21 күн бұрын

  Baritone Saxophones are in E Flat and not in B Flat

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  @dustinhellen21 күн бұрын

  I did not say baritone saxophones are in Bb. I said they are in Eb, like the alto, when talking about the baritone saxophone. I said the baritone is in Bb (not baritone saxophone)which is a brass instrument. When I said the baritone is in Bb, I was referring to the baritone, a brass instrument, not the baritone saxophone.

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  @TexarJJF19 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen soprano saxophones the highest pitch in the saxophone family? What about the less known "Sopranino Eb" saxophone?

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  @dustinhellen19 күн бұрын

  @@TexarJJF I mentioned that the soprano is the highest of the main 4 saxophones (sop, alto, tenor, bari). The highest saxophone is the soprillo, which is even higher than the sopranino

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  @maike-the-owl-is-dancing23 күн бұрын

  Hello from Germany 😊 I like the Tenor most. I don't play any Saxophon but will hopefully start learning it in September this year. Great video!

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  @dustinhellen23 күн бұрын

  Thank you! It's great that you like the tenor the most. When you get a saxophone, I have a video on how to play the saxophone for beginners, so you should check that out too! Why is the tenor your favorite?

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  @maike-the-owl-is-dancing23 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen I like the darker sound and my favourite Player is Junior Walker. My favourite Band is Tower of Power (maybe you know them), there are also 2 Tenor Players. They are awesome. I already watched them live last year and I'll do it again this year. And of course I'll watch your Sax starter video 😃🎷

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  @dustinhellen23 күн бұрын

  @@maike-the-owl-is-dancing I have listened to a LOT of Tower of Power! They are a really tight band, and incredible horn section!

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  @manostsakelaris722123 күн бұрын

  I have a yamaha 4C

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  @manostsakelaris722123 күн бұрын

  Also , I was surprised when you compared the sound of the curved soprano with that of a alto as similar ( alto is tuned in Eb unlike soprano that is tuned Bb , it makes more sense comparing it with the tenor since it is also tuned in Bb).

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  @dustinhellen23 күн бұрын

  I recently made a video comparing all three, but I didn’t compare the soprano to the alto in a specific video. Soprano is closer in pitch to alto than it is to the tenor, even though soprano and tenor are both in Bb and an octave apart.

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  @manostsakelaris722123 күн бұрын

  What mouthpiece are you using ?

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  @dustinhellen23 күн бұрын

  Soprano Planet Missing Link

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  @manostsakelaris722123 күн бұрын

  Both are great! *Btw a soprano was my first saxophone, when I first startred out (at 8 years old)

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  @dustinhellen23 күн бұрын

  That’s awesome! Is it your favorite?

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  @queenbee781924 күн бұрын

  Wow they all sound beautiful!

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  @dustinhellen24 күн бұрын

  Thank you! But which one is your favorite?

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  @kevinwayne869625 күн бұрын

  I have a Jean Paul curved. Thinking I should upgrade to a better quality soprano

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  @dustinhellen25 күн бұрын

  Yanagisawa makes the best curved sopranos on the market, so if you upgrade to a Yanagisawa curved, chances are you'll never get another one. I absolutely love mine. Keep me updated!

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  @kevinwayne869625 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen your videos give me hope. Hardly anyone plays curved so I was thinking of straight soprano but it’s great seeing you play a sweet sound on curved

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  @dustinhellen24 күн бұрын

  @@kevinwayne8696 Thank you! I am really trying to promote the curved. Not only is it more comfortable, but it sounds better too, in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

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  @sobrevivientejodido801425 күн бұрын

  La diferencia de precio NO ESTA SOLO EN SONIDO, pero en la duradera del instrumento sin dañarse con los años y con el uso, porque por el sonido el Yamaha YTS23 no es que gana, pero es muy parecido al otro y son 1000€ no 6000€😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍

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  @stevewaine737725 күн бұрын

  Sounds great Dustin good job 👏

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  @dustinhellen25 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @almirahellen815325 күн бұрын

  I think I’m going to start with Soprano sax! It’s so cute! 😊

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  @dustinhellen25 күн бұрын

  Grabe! Start on alto or tenor first! 🤪

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  @TexarJJF21 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen Unlike you might expect it is by far the most difficult while tuning is rather difficult

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  @dustinhellen21 күн бұрын

  @@TexarJJF yes, tuning makes it the most difficult of the main 4, especially to start on.

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  @recelmaycastardo454525 күн бұрын

  I've always wanted to buy a sax, but can't afford it😢

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  @dustinhellen25 күн бұрын

  There are really cheap Chinese made options on Amazon…have you looked there?

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  @saxmusicmailАй бұрын

  I own both. From my own testing, and listening to another player with my instruments, from out in the audience I could not hear a difference. Sitting in my sax quartet, the other players say they can hear me on the curved soprano better. When I play the curved it sounds brighter to me because the bell is aimed u at my face, but nobody else hears it except up close. The curved is better for playing into a mic on a stand, just like alto or tenor. The straight is harder to mic in a live performance. You really need the double mic setup. I've played soprano sax for about 50 years.

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  These are some good points, and I agree. Sometimes the left pinky hits the bell on the curved when playing low Bb, which is another difference.

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  @saxydotdomАй бұрын

  I covered it too!! happy to hear your version 👏

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Thank you! I like your version too!

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  @gfcjr110674Ай бұрын

  Wow!!! I ❤ it...

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @my_name_is_kikiАй бұрын

  excelente video, ya estoy decidida, me comprare el mini saxofón me gusto todo de el 😍

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Gracias!

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  @TheGhostofW.C.Fields-lz6xhАй бұрын

  Do you have a video on how maybe different brands of mouth pieces might change the tone. I read that Stan Getz used a certain brand of hard rubber mouth pieced or actually different brands of hard rubber mouth pieces I think to get different tonal qualities. Maybe the mouth pieces makes a difference in the tonal qualities between the Selmer and the Yamaha? I was looking online and saw some hard rubber mouth pieces really get pricey. For someone like me does it really matter? Maybe in a month i might be able to play a tune like row row row your boat! Anyway I hooked to laptop to better speakers and am amazed how good the YTS-23 sounds. What mouth piece do you use for it. Is it the factory one?

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  I have a Jody Jazz metal mouthpiece, and I don’t own a hard rubber piece for tenor because I don’t need one for the music i play on tenor. I did do a hard rubber comparison video for soprano, but not for tenor. If I can track down some more mouthpieces for testing ill do a video on that for tenor.

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  @TheGhostofW.C.Fields-lz6xhАй бұрын

  I wanted to add something. I purchased a Yamaha YTS-23 about 10 years ago. Slightly used at a music store called Music and Arts. I got a good deal on it because it was slightly used as a rental. I started to learn it and wanted to play a song for my mother in law and she died and i felt so bad i just put the instrument in storage. Anyway, I've been pretty ill with sinus and ear infections but after watching your video I am setting a goal to get better and to start learning and playing this great instrument.The meds I'm on aren't really doing it for me but i am now setting a positive goal to feel better, I'm praying to the Lord above and also thinking being positive will really really help me. I didn't know how good the YTS-23 is until I saw your video! I have a great instrument and I;'m going to learn it and get proficient. I'm 63 years old but I can do it! Thanks! Your informative and positive video about the YTS-23 really helped me. I think I can start trying again in maybe 2 weeks.

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  This is so wonderful to hear! I am so glad i could inspire you to play again! Keep at it, and im sorry to hear about your mother in law

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  @esiri65Ай бұрын

  if my eyes were closed I would think that was a clarinet or oboe maybe its the style of music you played but ill always prefer the straight all day but that was a well detailed explanation

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @TheGhostofW.C.Fields-lz6xhАй бұрын

  This might be silly question, but does the oxidation on the Selmer Mark VI contribute to the tone being more mellow than the Yamaha YTS-23?

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Great question! I don’t know, but perhaps it is possible.

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  @BrendaGallowayАй бұрын

  Yay Dave Koz 🎶💗😁

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  😊

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  @EltonSheraАй бұрын

  What reed are you using with it? Really nice tone 🔥

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Hemke 3

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  @cynthialynmadrid958Ай бұрын

  Great music!

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @bergs42832 ай бұрын

  what mouthpiece are you using?

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  @dustinhellenАй бұрын

  Soprano Planet Missing Link

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  @isaiahrichardsonjr62792 ай бұрын

  Straight has a clearer sound and seems to have slightly better intonation

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Interesting!

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  @sarahmicklewright2 ай бұрын

  I have a curved Yanagisawa and love it !

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  That’s awesome! Which one do you have?

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  @mirrormirror55152 ай бұрын

  I think only downside of 23 is simplified mechanic of left pinky (and probably lack of high f#, but i suppose lower notes you need more on tenor). Otherwise, it is a great instrument for its price. Well-built and tuned well.

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Couldn’t agree more!

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  @arlenecajan36552 ай бұрын

  We are watching 😘

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Hope you like it!

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  @arlenecajan36552 ай бұрын

  We are watching 😘

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @jinchulpark47102 ай бұрын

  NIce! May I ask what brand you are playing? I'm looking for one now.

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Yanagisawa. They make the very best curved sopranos on the market

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  @charlesbongue6085 күн бұрын

  @@dustinhellen I ordered the unlacquered version hope it will sound as good as yours ;)

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  @dustinhellen4 күн бұрын

  @@charlesbongue608 dude! Make an unboxing video when you get it! You will not be disappointed that’s awesome

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  @starwolven2 ай бұрын

  C melody also has a curved neck fyi, its simply smaller or inbetween the alto and tenor. Tenor takes getting used to, but I prefer it as far as range. The low Bb is incredibly resonate.

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Yes im aware of the C melody. This horn is hardly ever seen or used so I didn’t mention it in the video. Thanks for the comment!

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  @kevinwayne86962 ай бұрын

  Where can I find the sheet music?

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Just look up the title online and put your instrument after the title.

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  @almirahellen81532 ай бұрын

  My favorite!

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  I know! I had you in mind when I played this!

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  @almirahellen81532 ай бұрын

  I love it! ❤

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @rielzuad70282 ай бұрын

  What brand of sax is that?

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Yanagisawa. Thanks for watching!

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  @queenbee78192 ай бұрын

  Love this. Thankyou for sharing :)

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for watching!

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  @queenbee78192 ай бұрын

  Beautiful :)

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @gilsontopfstedt35542 ай бұрын

  the 6 is more accurate

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Interesting, thanks for the comment

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  @almirahellen81532 ай бұрын

  Love this! ❤

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @jorgenunez7772 ай бұрын

  love the key change !

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  @dustinhellen2 ай бұрын

  Yes! I’ve always liked the key change at the end too