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RE: Soppie sax question

Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2001-08-29 00:40

There is a funky little 6" long soproano... one off which was hand made. I don't know the key.

Real horns are available in many keys. Bb is the most common and is available curved or straight. The Eb sopranino is nice, it is available straight or curved, but is fairly unusual. An F Mezzo or F soprano is real rare and was an orchestral horn. They seem to always get snapped up for at least $4-5,000 for collections.

I have a Conn C soprano and a cheap import Belmont Bb. You have to know your horns and what to look for to end up with a nice Chinese import for around $300-$400. Most of these horns are only suitable for lamps. Figure on spending $1500-$4000 for a good Selmer or Yanagasawa soprano sax to do your solos on. Even then you will really need to play it for a couple of years to start bringing out it's beautiful tone. My Belmont really sounds nice, but is so cheaply made you have to handle it with kid gloves. The C still has some problems I am working on. Any e-Bay vintage horn you may buy will probably need a complete overhaul and then never sound as nice as a good Yani or Selmer.

Let us know what you end up doing.

Terry

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