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Rico Reserve Bb Clarinet Mouthpieces & H-Ligature & Cap - New Product

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  Just Arrived - Rico Reserved Bb Clarinet Mouth Pieces & H-Ligature Inspired by the most prized, vintage mouthpieces of the 1920's. Reserve harness modern technology, pioneered by D'Addario, to recreate the incomparable mouthpiece craftsmanship found in these legendary works of art. Milled not molded from hard rubber for a higher level of consistency, every Reserve mouthpiece is machioned to the strictest tolerances. The True Beauty of the Reserve lies beyond its polished angles, curves and material tp something more remarkable.... It's Sound.... The D'Addario H-Ligature set pulls inspiration from the Vintage Harrison ligature design. Available in a Gold Finish Check it out in the Clarinet  Section at www.kdimusic.com Thanks for reading!! Be Safe Out There!!!

Improving your Saxophone Playing by Tuning Properly

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When most saxophonists tune up they use a middle G or F-Sharp. The main problem with this is that the middle G or F-Sharp is traditionally very sharp notes... usually 30 cent plus if the embouchure is not adjusted. The young saxophonist will generally not know where these notes are just by playing them alone. When the student pulls the mouthpiece out far enough to make the unaltered F-Sharp or G play in tune then the lower register of the instrument sill most certainly be flat. How to fix this problem: There are two simple things that can be done. One have the saxophonist play the G or F-Sharp in the lower register. These notes are normally much closer to being in tune and will allow the young saxophonist to learn where to play the middle D, D-Sharp, E, F, F-Sharp and G on the alto. To play any of these notes in tune the embouchure must be slightly altered. The second option is to have the alto saxophonist play a first finger B natural, hold it for a while and then play the middle G or...

The Vintage Tee Look

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The Vintage Look - Tees The Dye Sublimation Process creates the vintage look, and it infuses the image into the thread of the fabric so that is does not affect the breathability of the garment. These images will not crack or fade during normal wear. T-Shirts - Wear your Favorite Artists wherever you go. Adult Heavyweight 50/50 Tee 50% cotton/50% polyester jersey 5.5 oz. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping, double-needle sleeves and bottom hem. Check it Out You have to get one, they are cool. http://www.kdimusic.com/

Black Diamond Professional Straight Soprano

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Not only are the Black Diamond Saxophones are Beautiful  and Gorgeous looking... It Plays Outstanding and it is the only one left. I believe only one was made and this is it..  Probably Never to be reproduced again. Copied, but never the original. Part of the Black Diamond Family of Saxophones. When Rheuben started the design for the Black Diamond Series Saxophones he wanted a saxophone that the live player could use and it would offer all the things the live player needs in a saxophone. Mostly that all clubs, weddings, concerts and generally all live performances are not held in the same location so all rooms are different. The saxophonist must adjust to the location and room size. So the qualities of the Black Nickel Plating came to mind. He still makes saxophones with Black Nickel Bodies and Silver Plating and had made a few with Gold Lacquered keys. They play very nice and are very strong. He wondered what the saxophone would sound like with all Black Nickel Plating s...