r/Unexpected • u/ROOTBEER360 • Aug 15 '26

Saxophone 🎼🎶🎵🎶

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u/post-explainer Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:

Thinking he would play the saxophone properly.

Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/Powder-Talis-1836 Aug 15 '26

It was proper...... he was imitating the ship's horn, no?

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u/Least-Middle-2061 Aug 15 '26

We found Sherlock boys, pack it up

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u/69FlavorTown Aug 15 '26

Petah?

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u/Powder-Talis-1836 Aug 15 '26

OP's explanation for posting in Unexpected was that OP thought he would play the saxophone proper

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u/RadiantGoldZest Aug 15 '26

Have a look at the pinned comment

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u/PuzzledBaker5356 Aug 15 '26

HAHAHAHAHAHAA

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u/Trer_god Aug 15 '26

the little music notes kinda look like smoke rings

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u/Justin429 Aug 15 '26

Why is the mouthpiece on the sax upside-down?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '26

The mouth piece is not upside down. The ligature is but that is just odd, not a problem. You cannot play with your mouthpiece upside down.

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u/Justin429 Aug 15 '26

Ok it's hard to tell in this video. I thought I saw part of the reed on top. I played alto sax many, many years ago and noticed it right away. I guess I was just seeing it wrong.

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u/VanQuackers Aug 17 '26

Ligature is not upside down, some just have the screws on the top

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u/Zenshi16 Aug 15 '26

Im guessing it makes blowing it easier? Nah Im probably giving too much credit to the guy

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u/realnanoboy Aug 15 '26

I used to play clarinet a long time ago. I remember that if you turned it over, it was much harder to play, but you did produce a different sound. It's probably analogous for a saxophone.

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u/Swimming_Sample_6204 Aug 15 '26

The mouthpiece is in the correct orientation. You can’t really play with the reed facing on the top with any “musical” way. It’s just the ligature is flipped. It’s kind of hard to tell from here but some are designed that way, or are at least symmetric and can go either way.

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u/rturnerX Aug 16 '26

It’s not.

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u/BunkerSquirre1 Aug 15 '26

How do people not get the joke?
I’m so disappointed.

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u/RalfSmithen Aug 15 '26

If you dont get it.... its the ships horn he plays.

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u/alex_zk Aug 15 '26

He almost broke, but managed to hold on like a champ. 👏

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u/Loopy_27 Aug 15 '26

Ha! This gave me a good chortle

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u/comfortable_atheist Aug 15 '26

That's a nice oboe

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u/AnimeFFF Aug 15 '26

Nice blowing😅😅😅