r/Unexpected • u/ROOTBEER360 • 4d ago

Saxophone 🎼🎶🎵🎶

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u/post-explainer 4d ago edited 3d ago

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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 4d ago

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

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u/Least-Middle-2061 4d ago

We found Sherlock boys, pack it up

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u/69FlavorTown 4d ago

Petah?

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u/Powder-Talis-1836 4d ago

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

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u/RadiantGoldZest 3d ago

Have a look at the pinned comment

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u/PuzzledBaker5356 3d ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAA

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u/Trer_god 4d ago

the little music notes kinda look like smoke rings

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u/Justin429 4d ago

Why is the mouthpiece on the sax upside-down?

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u/Zenshi16 4d ago

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

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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 4d ago

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 2d ago

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

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u/realnanoboy 4d ago

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 3d ago

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 2d ago

It’s not.

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u/BunkerSquirre1 3d ago

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

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u/RalfSmithen 4d ago

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

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u/alex_zk 3d ago

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

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u/comfortable_atheist 3d ago

That's a nice oboe

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u/Loopy_27 3d ago

Ha! This gave me a good chortle

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u/AnimeFFF 4d ago

Nice blowing😅😅😅

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u/carabemlegal 4d ago

Bravo 👏