Buying an alto saxophone

    
Buying an alto saxophone    19:56 on Monday, August 6, 2007          

chaos_causer
(31 points)
Posted by chaos_causer

Hi! I need help buying an e flat alto saxophone. I've had an old one for about three years now but I would like to upgrade. I'm thinking of getting a Selmer. Are there any special keys or extras the saxophone should have such as trill keys?


Re: Buying an alto saxophone    21:45 on Monday, August 6, 2007          

saxophone_sweeti
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Not really; just stick with the trill fingerings you know and the alternate fingerings...

What type of Selmer are you looking at?? I love the 80 Super Action Series II!!


Re: Buying an alto saxophone    22:11 on Monday, August 6, 2007          

tenorsax13
(534 points)
Posted by tenorsax13

Actually look for a sax that can use alternate high E (yes there is one) that can trill to high F. It helps. Also a sax that has high F# key, it will help when using altissimo and extends the normal range to high F#.


Re: Buying an alto saxophone    22:38 on Monday, August 6, 2007          

saxophone_sweeti
e

There's really an alternate E key?? Weird...

I just use the palm keys...

But, yeah, the high F# key really helps!!


Re: Buying an alto saxophone    13:16 on Thursday, August 9, 2007          

saxophone_sweeti
e

"Chapish" is a cool word... I seriously like the sound of it...


Re: Buying an alto saxophone    00:34 on Sunday, February 10, 2008          

Kamikaze_Milkman
(8 points)

I have a Selmer super action 2 series II and I couldn't be more pleased. You can't go wrong with selmers or yanis.


   




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