Soprano Sax

Soprano Sax

If you are looking for a great soprano sax at an lowpriced price, you have found it in the Conductor Model 400 soprano saxophone. The Conductor brand of instruments from The Instrument Store are top quality student instruments which are approved by teachers and employed in schools and band programs allround the country. We trade them without “the middleman” which provides a tremendous savings for our customers. We warranty all of the Conductor instruments for one full year so you don’t have to worry with regards to your purchase. Each instrument comes with a full 30 day “unconditional” cash back guarantee. Why buy a applied instrument, when you may have a brand new one with a warranty? Our staff is the amid the most helpful and welleducated in the musical instrument business. We service each instrument before shipping. The Conductor Model 400 soprano sax is pretty gold lacquered soprano sax and comes finish with a carrying case, mouthpiece, ligature, cap. The tone is outstanding and it is an splendid outfit for students of all ages.

Some people say that out of all the members of the sax family, the soprano sax is the one that has the problem with intonation. This, altho a widespread belief, is in truth not inevitably unfeigned as any musical instruments may be plagued with this issue. It just seems to be more noticeable on a soprano as any slight modify in embouchure tension causes a dandier change in pitch than on an alto or tenor.

Thankfully, there are a few ways to fix this problem without having to throw out your instrument all together or spend hundreds of dollars on it. Furthermore, these fixes are easy sufficient for you not to have to worry when it comes to picking one up to learn it in the primary place.

Adjust Embouchure Tension. One of the most mutual causes of wrong intonation is improper embouchure. Remember the rudimentary idea that proper embouchure requires your jaw to be dropped and your upper teeth to be in contact with the mouthpiece. Moreover, note that too much embouchure tension will require the mouthpiece to be placed too far out on the cork. This in turn will cause the key notes to be flat and the notes on the other end to be sharp.

The best way to find the proper tension would be to firstborn tune the middle C of the soprano sax to concert Bb, play up and down the scale and check the pitch of each note versus a tuner.

Get a Suitable Reed. Reed strength is indispensable when tuning. A reed that is too soft may have a tendency to be flat. Conversely, a reed that is too tough will fabricate sharp notes. Ideally, a beginner will have to in general get started on a 2-strength reed and move up to 2 and a half once the embouchure muscles strengthen.

Also, it is not a good idea to make dynamic changes in the reed that you use because you will have to make drastic breath support adjustments that will most probably cause intonation problems.

Use a Proper Mouthpiece. For beginners, it is key to know that while most student saxophones are satisfactory, most of the time the mouthpieces that come with them ought to not be but rather replaced. Mouthpieces are made with some dissimilar internal dimensions that directly affect intonation, thus, it ought to always be matched with the saxophone and embouchure of the musician.

It is commended that young players use hard rubber mouthpieces with a medium tip opening and chamber.

The three tips brought up above ought to support repair the intonation difficultnesses you may be experiencing with your soprano sax. But do keep in mind that another option may be to just keep practicing. Naturally, an intonation issue may result from a hardware problem but it too may be caused by inexperience. Remember that perfection may be achieved through persistence and hard work–that is still the best way to hone your skills, including your intonation, on your sax. There are lots of instructional material to aid you with this, all you have to do is choose which one to go with.

Soprano Sax Photo

Soprano Sax Photo

Soprano Sax Photo

Soprano Sax Picture

Most helpful client reviews

5 of 6 humans found the following review helpful.
This sax is GREAT!!
By Williams2010
I got my sax today in the mail. I have been playing for 10 years. I stopped and took a 4 year break. I wanted to get back at it again and this sax plays beautiful. The shipment came fast and the it came with more than expected: a cleaning kit, two necks, a mouthpiece with a FREE reed! YEA!!! Besides galore sticky keys, this sax is flawless. The dollar bill trick fixed that. I will buy more instruments from this store!

5 of 6 persons found the following review helpful.
Very Good Value
By PhD
I am very pleased with this horn. I have played a clarinet and tenor,alto and baritone saxes for years. This sax plays and looks good. A professional musician (sax and drums) played it and said I got a “real steal” on this one.

1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Conductor Model 400 soprano sax
By Kathy Simonet
Got this soprano sax for my daughter who has been playing an alto for in regards to five years now. I couldn’t believe the deal after pricing soprano sax’s at the local instrument stores. Daughter loves it! Sounds good, no structural or functional difficultnesses with the instrument. My daughter did say the neck strap isn’t as comforable as the one she uses for her alto, so she uses her alto strap for both instruments. This strap purchased peculiarly and did not come with her alto sax.

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