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Selmer (Paris) Series II Soprano Sax in Black Lacquer, engraved - Special Offer!

Selmer (Paris) Series II Soprano Sax in Black Lacquer, engraved - Special Offer!

£2,850.01

Brand new & perfect, Selmer simply offered us a special deal on just one of these stunning black sopranos.

Selmer S80 ebonite mouthpiece & basic accessories included. Case not included.

Selmer's Suggested Retail Price including vat is £4,702, our usual discount price is £3,223 but we can offer a much better deal..........


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Selmer (Paris) Series III Baritone Sax, Silver plated & engraved - Special Offer!

Selmer (Paris) Series III Baritone Sax, Silver plated & engraved - Special Offer!

£6,999.01

Brand new but this one has been on show & handled at various exhibitions so Selmer offered us some extra discount. You may find a slight cosmetic mark but nothing more and you can save £££'s!

Selmer ebonite mouthpiece & basic accessories included.

Case not included.

Selmer's Suggested Retail Price including vat is £11,872, our usual discount price is £8,138 but we can offer a much better deal..........


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Elkhart SXB-WC Baritone Saxophone - Special Offer

Elkhart SXB-WC Baritone Saxophone - Special Offer

£1,799.00

Part of a larger 'special offer' order we placed with Elkhart during the quiet summer months but there were only two of these bargain baritones!

Supplied with hard case, mouthpiece & strap. Fully set up and adjusted in our own UK workshop with free UK mainland delivery.

Save 45%!

RRP £3,295


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Selmer (USA) La Vie AS240 Alto Sax Outfit - EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER!

Selmer (USA) La Vie AS240 Alto Sax Outfit - EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER!

£699.00

We had these on special offer a few months ago and they were snapped up in record time! Selmer have found just two more in the warehouse so be quick if you don't want to miss out.

ALMOST HALF PRICE!

All La Vie saxophones include a great deluxe BAM Trek-style case.

RRP £1302!


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Yamaha Custom YTS82ZG Tenor Sax GOLD PLATED - SPECIAL OFFER!

Yamaha Custom YTS82ZG Tenor Sax GOLD PLATED - SPECIAL OFFER!

£3,999.00

The price for gold plating is usually more than double that of gold lacquer so this is a real bargain.


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Yamaha Custom YAS875EXG Alto Sax GOLD PLATED - SPECIAL OFFER!

Yamaha Custom YAS875EXG Alto Sax GOLD PLATED - SPECIAL OFFER!

£3,999.00

INCREDIBLE BARGAIN! Only one available of this top of the range gold plated & unlacquered version of the YAS875EX.

"........an incredible warmth and breadth of tone....the gold plating provides a warmth of tone that takes you to another level!.........a lovely, silky richness, with wispy bits round the side! "


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Elkhart AL999CB Alto Sax with vintage brass finish (top F#) - Special Offer!

Elkhart AL999CB Alto Sax with vintage brass finish (top F#) - Special Offer!

£599.00

Brand new, perfect & fully guaranteed. Part of a large special offer order but there was only one in this "vintage" finish. Supplied with case, mouthpiece, strap, reeds & cork grease. Fully set up and adjusted in our workshop before dispatch.

FREE UK mainland delivery (usually next working day).

List price £935


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Selmer Reference "Flamingo" Limited Edition Alto Sax -Special Offer!

Selmer Reference

£3,675.00

RRP £6000

Brand new & perfect - Selmer simply offered us a great deal on the last of these Reference "Bird" models.


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Elkhart SXA-BS Silver plated Alto -Special Offer!

Elkhart SXA-BS Silver plated Alto -Special Offer!

£715.00

Brand new, perfect & fully guaranteed. Part of a large special offer order but there were only two with silver plating. Supplied with case, mouthpiece, strap, reeds & cork grease. Fully set up and adjusted in our workshop before dispatch.

FREE UK mainland delivery (usually next working day).

This is a quality student sax with a big reputation from one of the world's leading suppliers, not a cheap Chinese model.

RRP £1195!


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Saxophone Neck Further Information

saxophones.co.uk | Custom crooks/necks & neck bags | Saxophone Neck Further Information

After you & your mouthpiece the crook (neck) has the most influence over the sax’s airstream- and therefore- its sound. Many players recognize this and customize their set up with crooks made from solid silver, bronze, copper....even wood! Depending on taper and material each crook has different characteristics that achieve important, though subtle, effects in tone colour and response.

There are a lot of variables involved here- angles, taper, even subtleties of how the neck changes the way the sax mouthpiece enters your mouth all play a part (have a look at the picture of David Sanborn in action, his somewhat eccentric angle of playing must certainly have a bearing on his tone) . All this is before you even get to the material the crook is made of- and then there’s the spiral rifling on the Selmer Booster crook too!

When it comes to materials there are a few basic ‘rules’- bronze tends to give fatter lower harmonics (a darker, boom-ier sound) while Silver increases projection and ‘presence’ of sound and copper assists with a big, direct, focused delivery.

There are a few areas in which a custom neck can change & enhance your sax- overall tone and bright/dark balance, projection, sound consistency in extreme registers (plus ease of altissimo) & ease of blowing. In short, there is a lot of potential for fine tuning and modifying both the response and sound of your sax……..

Saxophone Neck Further Information

saxophones.co.uk | Custom crooks/necks & neck bags | Saxophone Neck Further Information