Anatomy of a Saxophone. All saxophones are comprised of the same basic parts and look fairly similar, with the exception of some variations in the alto sax. Sound is created when a musician blows into a single-reed mouthpiece, causing the neck to vibrate.
Now if you grew up in Houston, you may know this battleâs story well, but Iâll briefly tell it again: on September 8, 1863, four shallow Union gunboats steamed from the Gulf of Mexico into Sabine Pass at the border between Texas and Louisiana. They approached a small fort on the Texas coast known as Fort Griffin.
On October 3, 1862, Crocker captured the blockade runner Dan on the Calcasieu Pass and used it to travel back up the Sabine River to destroy the railroad bridge. Crocker was promoted to the rank of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant for gallant conduct in the Sabine Pass and Calcasieu Pass operations by Admiral Farragut.