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 Re: What is it?
Author: Caroline Smale 
Date:   2014-02-17 01:00

Have saxes actually come a long way since sax designed them??

I accept the points that Chris P makes but don't consider these as fundamental changes.
Some years ago I was overhauling a late Adolp Sax alto sax (c 1890s) and at same time had in a Selmer SA80 for service.
When both instruments were totally stripped with all keywork removed they looked remarkably similar.
I then measured all the tonehole diameters on both and was very surprised to find there was actually only very small differences there.
On a modern sax it looks different because the makers tend to make the key cups more consistent in size, which often results in the pad being twice the size of the hole!!
My contention is that in fact Sax got it so right that very few Fundamental changes have happened in over 150 years.
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