You’ll find them in school marching bands and orchestras, too, with some students even starting out on the tenor. The next biggest, the tenor saxophone, is pitched in B flat, has a bend in its neck that is not found on the alto, and has many applications, including in rock, jazz, and military bands. David Sanborn, Art Pepper, Jimmy Dorsey, and Charlie Parker are all known for their prowess on the alto. It’s usually considered the easiest sax to hold and features a mouthpiece that’s neither too big nor too small, factors that make it the number one choice for beginning saxophonists. The alto sax, pitched in E flat, is the next largest. A few famous musicians with soprano skills include Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, and Sam Rivers. Because it tends to be harder to tune than the others and even somewhat more difficult to play, this is not generally the sax for beginner students. A B-flat instrument, the soprano is usually straight, but curved variations are available. The soprano is the highest-pitched of the four most widely used saxes. Saxophonists usually choose one of these as their main instrument, but they may also enjoy playing on and be proficient with more than one type. Kenny G’s go-to sax is the soprano, while Bobby Keys from The Rolling Stones often reached for the tenor.Īlthough the exact number of members in the sax family exceeds 10, perhaps hitting 20 when you take into account more unusual variants, there are four saxophones that tend to be the most common: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. This variation is caused not only by the musician and musical genre, but also by the fact that there are different types of saxophones. If you’ve listened to much rock or jazz music, you may have noticed that saxophones can sound quite different for an example, try comparing the sounds of Kenny G’s Forever In Love to the sax solo in The Rolling Stone’s Brown Sugar.
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Or you want to play a horn with a number that is close to your idol’s saxophone. It is sometimes (possible erroneously) supposed that five digit MKVIs are the best.
Antigua winds tenor sax serial numbers#
Serial numbers can be used to identify supposedly “better” instruments.
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Chances are, it will not need that much work, but better to plan ahead.So saxophones may not be numbered sequentially. Ask them, if you buy the sax and it just doesn't appear to be what you thought it was, can you return it? You may have to sacrifice the cost of shipping, but I think most customers will let you return something if it's not to your liking.Plan on spending a couple hundred dollars to have the instrument checked out and adjusted. That doesn't necessarily mean it was abused if it was, but I would be a little more skeptical, and I would want to be assured that there was no damage. I would ask if it was played by a student or used in marching band. When buying a saxophone, I would ask when the last time it was serviced and what all they have had done to it pads, corks, etc. I would definately look at the seller's feedback, and ask questions about the item. That's a really nice sax!I've found that most sellers are pretty honest, although they may not know much about the instrument they are selling. $1129 for a nice YTS-52 sounds like a good deal. Any opinion about this tenor? Would it be really another category of sax and worth the many extra $$$ or not?And how about the Prelude? If Selmer accepts to have its brand name stamped on those saxes would it be safe to assume they are reasonably well-built?Thanks in advance to everybody who will take the time to answer.
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Jupiter 585GL : 829 CAD$According to the salesman the Jupiter plays much better, but I don't know how reliable (or commissioned.) this opinion is.Thinking to go a step up I thought buying at Kessler Music an Antigua Winds A551BC with enlarged bell at 1100 US$, about 1400 CAD$. Prelude by selmer TS700 (made in China): 899 CAD$2.
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Steve's music store has here good prices on the following saxes:1. I am a "weekend warrior" player, intermediate/beginner. Hi thereCan anybody of you help me choosing the right sax?I was considering buying locally (Montreal, Canada) a new tenor sax, because mine is falling apart (it was a cheap one and it shows). Help me choose: Antigua, Prelude by Selmer or Jupiter?