Xaphoon All-Stars -- This is a Xaphoon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ย. 2024
- The inventor of the Maui Xaphoon Bamboo Sax, Brian Wittman, explains the basics of playing, including some do's and don'ts for beginning and advanced players alike. He's joined by Mark Stewart for some demonstrations.
I just bought a Xaphoon and this video is very helpful. I'm now amazed what it is capable of sounding like. Thanks.
I've had my xaphoon for less than 48 hours and, having never played any kind of reeded instrument before, I'm already having a blast - what an amazing instrument! Might be a little while before I can match that incredible performance though ;-)
So, it's been 2 years since you've started playing a xaphoon. How's it going?
@@Temulon have been concentrating more on the ukulele recently, but this was my take on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street with uke and xaphoon drive.google.com/file/d/17_N60uLSEmZR85oATu2OLdr5Nb_tVehC/view?usp=sharing
Nice 👍😄@@karlgw
What a great little instrument. It sounds far bigger than its size, and just like a saxophone with shades of clarinet in it. I must get myself one of those.
Great sounding little instrument. Well shown off by two great players.
I have been playing tin whislte for over 30 years and I have never seen this instrument before today. I am definitely gonna get one and learn to play it. Peace.
Aidy Madd - how are you doing? I only ask because I am a recorder player who bought one of these a few years ago but haven't ever really played it. my main issue with it is the mouthpiece - it feels unnatural/uncomfortable to me, and unlike other similar instruments (Clarineo and the Clariphone) it cannot be changed.
Nice! I just got a tin whistle a few weeks ago and a recorder today. I also bought a clarinet several months ago, but I'm waiting until I have time to document my learning progress on video before diving into it.
I'd been thinking of buying a xaphoon because I need a wind instrument for my old, out-of-shape lungs. This video was enough to push me to buy the signature edition. Thanks, guys.
Amazing as always! The simplicity and elegance combined with the brilliant sound make you fall in love with this instrument! 🎷❤️🙏
Nice footage. Great mind of yours came up with such a simple but great concept. Beautiful sound too. I wish i could get an original bamboo one somewhere around here. Anyhow, i very much enjoy the craftsmanship even played by others. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words! For what it's worth, we do ship Xaphoons worldwide (even the bamboo ones!) at Xaphoon.com. :-)
Man, you two are awesome!
Yahoo! I used to play clarinet sooooo long ago, can't afford a new one, or the saxophone I would dearly love, so on a whim bought one of these bad babies off an ad on facebook. So excited! Should have bought 2 after the duo demo! LOL But seriously, I love exploring ALL music, so I really can't wait for my new toy to arrive! :D
Ive never heard more reverb in my life
Thanks for this video I've never heard or even explained in this way before I feel like I need a DVD and booklet to learn this properly
Need these videos love over coming frustrating self doubt
I've found a cheap little penny/tin whistle ($3-$7 for cheap ones on amazon) to be useful for learning a melody before trying to play it on my Xaphoon. just a tip for other Xaphooners :)
Played a mocked up one in our last video & now buying a real Xaphoon, totally AWESOME 🎷
We agree! Hope you enjoy the genuine article.
Fabulous! I have worst finger dexterity for instruments. I can draw not too bad, my writing is neat (when I try) but it took me five times longer than anyone else to learn to type. I now type very fast. I have never been able to master an instrument. Fingers must work in unison to do so - typing is essentially one finger at a time. It's not my fingers, it's my brain. This looks promising. I have a passion for jazz and would love to do more than hum along!
It is a awsome instrument! The video was great and I really love it.
Thanks, Sandra!!
So you invented this instrument?Thanks! I am a cello student and teaching myself to play the Zaphoon.
I love this little instrument with the huge expressive horn sound and 3 octaves that I can carry around in my pocket. Also I love the sound you are creating with it and also what you are playing.
I am still on the learning curve of getting a clean sound on mine and building on that.
Please consider creating a graduated course of instruction or at least more lessons. It would be great on youtube also I wouldn't mind paying...
:). The Love Theme from Blade Runner is played by a Greek clarinetist on a Greek clarinet which has fewer keys than the more common Boehm/ Klosé one we know the most. Vasilis Saleas is his name.
Great you guys are! Had much fun watching this also very informative video - thanks!
Good tips, to improve my xaphoonskills!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much my friend finally I've start to get a sound many thanks,, I've followed your advice,, be well,
Congratulations!
Very Beautiful sound !!
You two are amazing. Also have a xaphoon and it is fun to play. But it needs practice! Easy to create a sound. Hard to learn all the nuances in tonebuilding/shaping that you two are experts in. But man, great little instrument with proper sound. Fun to play. Dont waste money on fake ones. I bought one cause I Wanted to ad a new sound to my band (dr, bs, git, hammond, vox) for to explore new ground... without hiring another member 😂
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying your genuine Xaphoon!
SWEET SOUND ! I ordered one just for that.
like if you wanted to hear "All star" by SmashMouth played on the Xaphoon.
Gosh.. false advertising XD
Amazing
Yes, they are! 🙂
The Xaphoon is like an advanced Chalemeau with a greater range and a chromatic fingering system.
What a lovely kid's Christmas toy, this Xaphoon is.
This is a very ancient creation with a new name.
Good for business; isn't it?
The artist gives it that lovely Sidney Bechet soprano sound.
Dude can play!
Love the sound. I bought my one from yr advertisement online,i think itvwas utube. I waited 3 weeks,the sound is nothing like this. I think mine is an imitation. I cant get one note out of it.
There are a lot of unauthorized knock-offs on the internet; all using our name. Please contact us at info@xaphoon.com.
@garyfriedman2005 Do you do lessons online,TH-cam or anything?
Fab stuff ,I'm gonna buy one!
The guy was getting a bit excited at 6:52 onwards,,, ORGASMIC
Great teacher!!!
I love this instrument ❤️
Great. I bought one yesterday
hello sir gary would like to know where to buy an instrument well, or how can I make one, I'm from mexico.
They want to congratulate you on your videos are excellent,
I would appreciate your telling me how I could make one,
if you can not do it I will be forever grateful to you ....
Is it only a one key instrument?
The bamboo models come in C, Bb, D, and Low G. See the whole selection at Xaphoon.com!
Thanks masters
This guy really reminds me of Bob Ross, I am a big fan by the way, beautiful music
Hi, I have recently bought a Muai xaphoon in C and started to play it right away. After few weeks I removed the reed and saw that the interior part of the xaphoon is full of black mould. I guess this derives from the saliva, but I didn't expect it to be there after such a short time. With the plastic one you probably don't get this but the sound quality might not be as good. Anyone with the same problem?
Late reply but that is why you need to swab it out (just like you would a clarinet or sax) every time you play it!
I just got a mini sax. But it seems very similar to this. Are they the same please? Also thanks very much for putting this on. Instruction for these seems very minimal but there is a lot of info on alto sax. Can anyone point me to where I can get more info please?
@@garyfriedman2005 very many thanks
The MiniSax website claims that it is made in the United States.
Royer 121... interesting choice
aaand i have a new obsession
is mark stewart the guy who played the xaphoon with paul simon
I have got a bamboo Xaphoon Maui in B-bemolle. Trying to get a stable noise or a sound 😁 I have to bite with my upper teeth the upper side of the mouthpiece and cover my lower teeth with my lower lip and thus press the reed, right? I am afraid to destroy the bamboo mouthpiece with my teeth 😥 I am not talking about my lower lip cut by my lower teeth 😬 Do I need so much air to make it sound?
Some people put some tape on top of the mouthpiece to keep from biting through it. And yes, it does take a lot of air... have you tried putting in a lower strength reed, like a 2 or 1 1/2 strength tenor sax reed? That can help if you've never played a reed instrument before.
@@garyfriedman2005 Yes, it is a 1/2 tenor reed. Sometimes I make a good low sound and even a scale, but in most cases high notes come out 😟 And an important question: should I SLIGHTLY or DEEPLY cover my lower teeth with my lip putting it on a reed?
Thank you! 😊
@@Krisha991 2nd question: doesn't matter. The goal is to provide padding for the reed. The inside of your lip might become sore initially but that goes away over time. All great instruments have a learning curve. Your Xaphoon playing will improve with regular practice - no more than 15 minutes a day and in a week or so you'll be able to get any note upon demand!
@@garyfriedman2005 Thank you very much!
I love it! What is the brand of your xaphoon?
These are the original Maui Xaphoon Bamboo Sax and Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax. You can get yours at www.Xaphoon.com
@@FriedmanArchives I live in Brazil, is it possible to buy from here?
@@oasis.frequency Absolutely. They ship worldwide from Xaphoon.com .
What a shame that it is recorded that low, almost impossible to hear what they says😢
what is the scale and in how many scale it is available?
It has a 2-octave range as shown in xaphoon.com/pages/fingering-charts . The "Maui Xaphoon Pocket Sax" is available in the key of "C"; the Maui Xaphoon Bamboo Sax is available in "C", "Bb", "D", and Low "G". More info at www.Xaphoon.com .
I play the clarinet. Would you say its harder to play the mini sax or the clarinet. And could you point out the main differences for me please. Thanks
Gary Friedman i wanted to buy a £25 one off wish to try it out rather than spending lots of money. Do you thing the £25 one works?
As a beginner Reed Instrument player, which Strength and Maker Brand of Reed would you recommend for new (tenor) Xaphoon-ists like me to use please?
A great general-purpose reed is a plain Rico of strength #2 1/2, which every Xaphoon ships with.
4:16 what the melody?
It's just a generic blues progression. Variations of it was used in many songs throughout the decades.
@@garyfriedman2005 Where could I see the notes? :)
so nice
I bought a xaphoon but not on the original Maui xaphoon website, it doesn't have the metal plate for the logo on the body of it (the logo thing is just pressed in). Also it seems to be made of a much more matte black plastic. I've played it and it seems fine apart from it always being very difficult to get the low notes and they often sound very foggy. I'm an experienced sax player but I understand this is a fairly different instrument. How am I to know that my xaphoon is a real one and not a badly manufactured nock off? It also has two quite significant mold lines down the sides.
Many thanks, Sam.
Also it came with the correct manual and stuff, its just I've heard about knock offs so I just wanna be sure
COOOOOOL ;~}
Do they do this instrument in other tones, even in flats and sharps? Just wondering. Thanks
very much... I have a duduk its double reed is the problem ,like an oboe just many times bigger the precision of notes depend on how much pressure you use, and how much air you blow, at the and you can be very out of tune and it is not completely chromatic
the xaphoon is a clarinet/saxophone reed instrument so much easier to blow firmly
4:35 that saliva drop tho
Not saliva, it is water vapor condensation. Very different!
thank u for this clip...
So it's NOT a toy. I play the Kunath clarineau and improvise in a Benny Goodman-like style. Somebody told me, the xaphoon was just a toy. Here it doesn't sound like that--you even play high notes like I do with my overblowing keys. So it's not a toy. Well, I came from recorder and will certainly stay with clarineau.
@4:56 that spit dropping out haha
why i cant find any famous musical piece of saxophone played with this xaphoon? i would like to know if this instrument can make a good imitation of the saxophone sound
Do you ha e a DVD of this
Is the reverb added
It was done on the live feed. It gives you a feel for what it would sound like when played in a subway. :-)
@@garyfriedman2005 ah, thank you for the clarification!
Hi, is Nico from Italy. Where can I buy it?
no sound
Plays fine over here!
What's the brand of their reeds?
What resources are there for learning? I would like to learn how to play. My hands are small, is that a problem?
There is also the Xaphoon Players Group on Facebook ( facebook.com/groups/223551068023600/?ref=group_header ) where you can discuss with other players, and we have a growing library of useful files. Brian Wittman is also a member, so you have the opportunity to ask him questions there. And small hands could be an advantage. It is a small instrument with a big sound.
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Lo máximo!!! (Y) saludos desde Perú
What kind of reeds does it take? Just regular sax reeds (if so, soprano, alto, tenor?) or are they xaphoon reeds?
Tenor reeds
please tell me how much is this tool
Hi! Can you tell me how many octaves has this instrument?
I can get two and a half, but I push things to their extremes. With the right reed, the low note can be bent down a whole tone and the highest note can be exceeded by 4 or 5 semitones with the correct fingerings and lip pressure (a LOT!)
I have the same xaphoon your using and when I play the first note you played with the thumb and index finger I get a higher note, but when I add the middle finger it plays the same note you got with two fingers! why is that? I thought all the plastic xaphoon comes in C!
What is the brand of the xaphoon you have? Thank you باسل الدوسري
it's the same, but the reed was chipped and I trimmed it, apparently that spoiled it, I got new reeds and it' ok now ;)
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@@amrerha55914022 امازون
C'est quelle marque,l'amplificateur ???? Vox ???
Hi G are whare about in Maui are you based I will be there next month and would like to buy one
Is it easy to learn if you can play clarinet?
Thanks for responding!
+Denise Jeannette Clarinet skill will definitely help you. It takes a bit less breath pressure and the fingering takes some getting used to. I think Wittman's advice to just add a few notes at a time are good. Covering the holes properly is very important and the tone is a little more "drifty" than a clarinet's, so his advice about practicing the tremolo is good too. You are probably much better than me by now!
I can hold a tone for 3 seconds. Xaphoon is ten times as difficult as alto sax.
+zzausel It sounds like your reed might not be adjusted correctly. You should see a line of black above the reed tip. Once I adjusted mine, the tone came a LOT easier. It is not quite the same reed adjustment as a clarinet or sax. (play both)
+Ken Natco Thanks a lot but I quit. Besides, if You like warm tones, do you know Duduk? (Takes even more breath.)
Double reeds are not for me. I'm progressing okay on my Xaph, and can sustain a tone at least 5 seconds. The embouchure muscles take time to get stronger. If you are still looking for something easier, there are some nice Seidel or Suzuki harmonicas.
+Ken Natco I just bought one and it arrived today. And man oh man, as someone who only plays the piano it has quite the learning curve! Do you also have the problem that your teeth are hurting your bottom lip a bit? Anyways, by the end of today I have managed to get some clean tones out but I can't hold them very long, they oscillate quite a lot.
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Thanks for your reply! Good to hear that. I looked around on the internet and clarinet players seem to have it even worse with the lip hurting since more lip pressure is required. Another major difficulty for me is the finger placement. I'm getting finger cramps when I try to allign them in just the right way so that all the holes are closed. Is that normal too or are my hand weird like that?
Dude talk into the mic WE CAN"T HEAR YOU!!
YOU MAY BE DEAF
@@crieverytim What?
You're doing fine. No need to change a thing.
Wich key is it?
C
C
lads. It's in F. It has a Bb. so could be concidered C mixolidyn. (spelling!!!) but you can play all notes on it. If you mean is it a transposing instrument then no. But to be fair you commented this 6 years ago so,,, (-: I guess this is for you,,, YOU, reading this now. Hey
it really only sounds good in the lower octave though ...
いい音色しますねこの楽器
はじめまして
私はピアノ弾きうたいしています、よければきいていただけたら嬉しいです👍
is it much different from a Duduck?
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Saxonett = xaphoon?
irekmmkk no i think xaphoon is original
Horrible audio on this video. Sad thing is, the mic in front of him is an outstanding and expensive Royer ribbon mic. too bad we can't hear it.
+Gary Friedman It's all good. Cool instrument. :)
Very poor sound quality,I could not hear the spoken word volume was way to low.
John Camacho I believe this was done on purpose somehow, possibly post editing, but probably pre editing because the instruments can be heard at their best volume the entire time. It's probably to let the music be heard more than the voices.
Watch us play All of Me on xaphoon: th-cam.com/video/s25dHWEUTfg/w-d-xo.html
Seems and sounds like a duduk. But seems easier to play. Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've heard the xaphoon is pretty hard to play
I play the clarinet. Would you say its harder yo play the mini sax or the clarinet. And could you point out the main differences for me please. Thanks
Ricky Bobby's dad can rip
Bravi...
cant hear you
Ribbon mike ... Class, but not good for talking ...
uou
I just bought one and it came in the mail today. I cant make any sound out of it except for an annoying squak. Doesnt matter what holes I have covered. I play recorder and thought this would be easy. Now I feel like I have been scammed. I think this guy isnt playing. I think its dubbed with a real sax or something.
I've been playing the Xaphoon for 30 years and I can assure you this is no scam. Based on what you wrote, you're expecting this to be a recorder and are not bringing the necessary skills of the reed player (breathing, strenghtening the lower lip muscles to allow the reed to vibrate) to the table.
@@garyfriedman4001 Thank you for saying so. I was so disappointed yesterday. To be fair, none of the Xaphoon videos mention anything about that, even though there are "beginner" videos out there. It would be a no-brainer for someone who comes to this as a saxophone player, of course. I have been watching "Sax Embouchure" vids this morning and trying to get something more musical out of this thing. LOL I have read some reviews on amazon and some have said a better reed was helpful as well (which I also know nothing about :)
@@LadyBGoode-gr8wm Glad I was able to help. The only other thing I can add (speaking as a person who taught himself to play this, without ANY wind instrument experience prior) is that while there is a learning curve, it is well worth the investment, as this instrument turns heads and brings considerable amounts of joy to all who hear it. Good luck!
WHAT?!!!
lousy sound....kaka