With huge thanks to becky44 here is a shot of me playing the xaphoon outside the Great Hall yesterday ...


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This has been an extremely lovely weekend. Today especially, but yesterday also ( Read more... )

I had a phonecall from Hobgoblin - they have no Xaphoons in stock until 2 weeks, so there will be a small delay. Oh well. I bought my tenor sax reed at lunch time in eager anticipation ... but i guess it'll be two weeks of learning the fingerings in mid air for me ( Read more... )

Within ten days i will be a proud owner of a pocket saxophone!

*clap clap clap*

Here's a clip of how they sound ... so lovely ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-aK76oKUoo

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