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Author: Jon
Date: 2004-05-12 04:49
Hi everyody its me again and i was wondering, What would be the best liked tenor sax to buy? I am kind of in the market and i am searching arund. I want a fancy looking sax and a pro model. i would really like it to be a 2 tone color. Like black body and gold keys or something. Maybe silver and gold i dunno just something sorta originall. I want to buy one and i really would like a good one that wil last.
thanks for any help.
Musically yours,
Jon (tenor & alto Sax)
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Author: JfW
Date: 2004-05-12 13:55
Putting such emphasis on colours is probably a mistake. It may lead you down the road of cheaply built, gimmickey horns.
that said, you might want to look into the following makes:
Jupiter
Antigua Winds
Keilwerth
Yamaha
Selmer
Yanagisawa
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Author: dboe
Date: 2004-05-12 14:32
The external body of an instrument is of least importance, and cheesy as it may sound, it's what's on the inside that counts. The difference between intermediate models and professional models is sometimes in the amount of obsolete keys they put on, but in all my efforts in looking for an oboe, it was the quality of the bore that was the cutting decision. You absolutely MUST playtest your instruments before you buy them. IT doesn't matter whether you do it right at the store, or if you ship trial instruments up, as long as you can play to your maximum ability on your chosen instrument. If you feel limited in any way, it's not worth it. I just can emphasize that enough! It has to work for you, other you will have disappointed yourself, and wasted hard-earned money. Also, you should really try to include a professional *saxophonist* on your decision. They will be able to tell you the do's and don't of different instruments and help you make the best decision.
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Author: Amanda
Date: 2004-05-17 21:37
Try looking through the new Yamaha's. My teacher just lent a tenor to me for over the summer. I gonna learn and hopefully be ready for marching season in August.
133372 (Serial Number)
YTS-475A
Good luck Jon hope you find the perfect Tenor, just what your looking for ;-)
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