Posted: 15 May 2015 6:44 pm
I was a Sax major in college and played Tenor on the road until Disco hit in 78. I doubled on Pedal Steel and walked away from Sax, convinced that Country was the only thing that would survive the Disco Scourge. Sax requires musculature that I couldn't get back years later when I came back to the horn. Steel is a touch that doesn't require as much maintenance, in my experience.