Sometimes we can experience that the neck fits too tight into our saxophone. It can be caused by buildup of “gunk” on the tenon and the tenon receiver, it could be that you had the neck fitted by a repair person but now feel it is too tight or it …
The short answer is YES. The finish does have a small but significant effect on the sound and response. The raw and untreated metal will sound the most spread and feel the most open (less back pressure/resistance). The lacquer finish tends to feel slightly more focused and often perceived brighter …
To approach this question, first a few things about sound and response of a saxophone. One of the areas of saxophone sound and response besides tonal color that is affected by both the saxophones neck and the body (i.e. the rest of the horn) can be called tonal width. This …
Your saxophone would, when new, have come with a neck that was made to be at a certain height/angle and for nearly all manufacturers, a close to round shape throughout the length of the neck tube. A neck pull down has occurred when the neck has a lower height/angle than …
Saxophones and saxophone necks can be made of various materials. The most common is brass. Less common is bronze, nickel silver and sterling silver. Rare (and expensive!) would be gold. Alloys are mixed metals. Brass is an alloy of primarily copper and zinc, and the proportions of these two metals …
The part of the neck that changes when a pull down occurs is the area under the octave key saddle – right in the 90 degree curve of a tenor neck. A neck with a pull down will have gone from a round shape to an oval shape in that …
Maybe not! You might have just the right neck for your horn and for what you are looking for in terms of sound and response. However, there are a number of situations where you might consider trying a new neck. 1: You current neck has been damaged, possibly beyond repair. …
I use two methods for checking if a sax neck has a pull down. First, I hold the neck with one hand on the tenon, and the other hand’s thumb and index finger lightly holding the area of the neck tube right under the octave key saddle. I then slowly …
Research and studies seem to agree that copper is indeed anti-bacterial. Copper has for the longest time been known for its anti-microbial effects. It kills pathogens / viruses within minutes. There has been many studies that confirm that a virus that would survive for days on plastic or stainless steel …
We have so many times now had the pleasure of witnessing the “light bulb” moment in our shop, when a player for the first time is trying a different saxophone neck on his or her horn – “Wow! I never knew it makes such a difference!”… is a common outburst …