I used to play bari-sax - I want one of these now.

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Wow, ...never heard of a tubax before.
Yes you should get one of those !

Got some growl to it.

That guy is a great player.
 Thanks for the link .

Nah . . . need a bucket to soak those big reeds, a bigger bucket for the spit valve, and you don't even want to know about the case!
 
I know one thing . . . he was never in marching band!
 
VH1 in the old days used to run a Jerry Lee Lewis video, culled from a filmed performance in his younger, blonder days, that featured four bass saxophones blowing the riff of the tune in unison (I seem to remember it was a clip from the BBC):  It rolled like a steam locomotive!
 
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