Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2020-03-03 20:40
Some good posts on here. Just to add my 2 cents:
- I’ve never been able to check out the Prestige alto. But that sounds really awful, no doubt a decent, modern instrument should have a double register mechanism.
- Leblanc or Noblet altos... kinda „meh“ to be honest. During a current project, where we’ve got 2 altos for an arrangement of Wagner’s „Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber“ (from Walküre), my new colleague, who was really competent, had one of these. Though the overall tuning better than on my 50s Selmer, it’s not really good either and the sound is too „fat“ for my liking.
The most advanced (albeit also not changed since decades) Alto these days would still be the recent Selmer design.
-Seriously, don’t accept a non-adjustable neck, really makes life harder than it has to be. Given that tuning is always difficult with this instrument, you’ll be glad to precisely adjust your neck to find a good comprise. Since the alto is so often about blending, this should be mandatory, I suppose.
Best regards
Christian
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