Is it the player or the horn? In this episode, Keith takes us through the three-decade history of his primary instrument. We start in 1986 in San Juan, Metro Manila, where

a $78 Buescher Aristocrat 200 became his first "voice."

Keith shares the stories that made that student horn legendary—from failing at transposition in his first band to the "Bugle vs. Saxophone" battle at the 1991 SEA Games,

and the unforgettable "Secret Harana" where he serenaded his wife under a Quezon City streetlamp.

Finally, we jump to 2019, where a text message from a music store manager led to a life-changing Christmas gift: the Yamaha YAS-62IIIS "Silver Beauty." Keith discusses the

technical and psychological shift of moving to a pro horn and settling the debate: Does the silver finish actually change the sound?

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