Hi Geof,
Sounds like you have a few things in common with my side of the family for sure…my Dad is now retired and he restored muscle cars for a living–I was right there with him in the shop for many of those restorations. 2 of my favorites were a 1962 SS Impala with the 409, but instead of using 2 4-barrel carbs, he put 2 quadrajet carbs on them…talk about power. My other favorite was a Plymouth RoadRunner with a 426 Hemi 🙂 I live here in Arkansas and one of my Uncles has one restored in his garage too. It was during all those days growing up around my Dad in the shop that 70% of the music I heard featured the Saxophone on it…we always listened to the Oldies station while working.
Nice to have you here and good for you to pick up the Sax…looking forward to hearing more from you 🙂 Yes, as Jake says you have a great support system here.
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