Comments on: The Nature of Desire http://adrianbertram.net/2007/06/18/the-nature-of-desire/ Barking Knuckles Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Adrian http://adrianbertram.net/2007/06/18/the-nature-of-desire/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Adrian Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:25:24 +0000 http://aliasfrequencies.org/ab/2007/06/18/the-nature-of-desire/#comment-211 I thought it was a fake when i first sighted it, but further research proved that they were actually made for a short while. It seems like they were mainly used for novelty effects although they did appear a little in jazz. There's some good further reading here: http://www.dornpub.com/SaxjPDF/slidesax.pdf Seems like the bottom line is that they were excruciatingly difficult to play. I thought it was a fake when i first sighted it, but further research proved that they were actually made for a short while.

It seems like they were mainly used for novelty effects although they did appear a little in jazz. There’s some good further reading here:

http://www.dornpub.com/SaxjPDF/slidesax.pdf

Seems like the bottom line is that they were excruciatingly difficult to play.

]]> By: Shannon http://adrianbertram.net/2007/06/18/the-nature-of-desire/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Shannon Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:09:17 +0000 http://aliasfrequencies.org/ab/2007/06/18/the-nature-of-desire/#comment-210 Whoa - that just blew my mind. Why have I never seen this before? What sort of repertoire exists for it? Whoa – that just blew my mind. Why have I never seen this before? What sort of repertoire exists for it?

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