Jinyin Tenor saxophone

[retiredmilitary]

Has anyone recently heard anything about the Jinyin saxophones, I read the article a while back that Jason Dumars wrote. They were for sale a on ebay at one time, I haven't seen any lately.

[pknight]

I bought one of Jason's Jinyin sopranos, and I generally agree with his assessment of them. I have never played any other Jinyin.

Ironically, if you know Jason's work, the worst thing about this soprano is the engraving.

[BradM]

I purchased a Jinyin Soprano about 9 months ago from E-bay (a Canadian company). I went through two soprano's that were junk. On the second one, the company offered to fix the problems and bill me for them (how very kind of them). Jason helped me get a new soprano fresh from the factory, and it is excellent. A totally different style horn than what the Canadian vender sent my way.

I understand that Jinyin really upped the quality the past couple years, and my guess is that the Canadian vender was selling some old garbage/ returns they had not fixed properly. Jason stated once that the problem with Jinyin, is not the instruments, but lack of reputable dealers selling them.

As for my current Jinyin. I am not a pro, but I play it regularly and love it. Intonation is good. I have had no problems with it whatsoever, so for the price, I am a happy consumer.

[OmegaBeta]

Retired Military,

I have been and still am quite pleased with a soprano and tenor I purchased from Musical Pallette in Texas over a year ago. I understand Bandfolio saxes are Jinyins, but maybe somebody else knows if they have any of the quality issues that BradM notes regarding his Canadian purchases.

[pattiezee]

Question for BradM - just wondering if the Canadian company you bought the Jinyin soprano from was Hornseller in British Columbia. I have seen some altos, tenors and sopranos up on ebay regularly, sold by Hornseller, and have been considering the tenor because of the good reviews from Jason Dumars. Don't want to get "junk" from them if that's what they're selling...but I don't want to write them off either if your situation was just a fluke. Please let me know if it was that company, as that will help me ask them the right questions. Btw, where did you end up buying the sax that Jason helped you acquire? Thanks - Patricia

[OmegaBeta]

Pattie Z ...

This is a little late, but my Jinyin tenor and soprano are cranking along just fine, over a year from my last note. Dumars may no longer recommend them, and I'd be suspicious of buying from a non-aurhtorized seller. Buyers should go where they can try the horns out, play them with a good mpc and reed combination, and use a tuner to get the middle of the horn tuned and check out the intonation up and down. Also, take a close look at the workmanship.

All-in-all, if you are still wanting a decent, inexpensive horn, try the WW&BW brand saxes. I understand that they are pretty good for what you pay.

[pattiezee]

Thanks OmegaBeta...I think that for now, however, I will probably stick to the Yamaha brand. I might pay more for a slightly used YTS-23 vs. a shiny new Jinyin, but I imagine the Yamaha will hold its resale value better down the road...The other thing is that I have been unable to find a local dealer (Toronto area) who carried Jinyins - the only Canadian place I've found that carries them is this Hornseller place. So it's not that easy to get my hands on one to play test it. Anyway, I'm glad to hear your tenor and soprano are working out well for you. Thanks for your suggestions!

[bradshawm]

Hi all, It is interesting to see this thread pop back up after almost a year of dormanacy.

The Jinyin soprano I got from Jason approximately 1 1/2 years ago, has gone to pot. It looked good, and played good for about a year. It started having problems with the lower register so I took it in, and in, and in, and in. I have had it in three times in the past three months, to two different repairman. With the last one, he spent some time with me showing me all the problems with the sax. Very poor quality. One of the pads barely catches on the edge of the tone hole because the post was poorly placed on the horn. Final analysis from both repairman - Dump it. One offered to rebuild, and said he could get it to good playing conditions for me, but that six months down the road, I would be having the same problems.

After experiencing three bad Jinyin's, and way to much money, my advice is to stay clear.

[Jason DuMars]

:( :( :( :( :(

I'm sorry it has turned out so bad...

I removed all of my association with Jinyin after seeing their new stuff and having the only English speaker leave the company. They backed out on all of the changes I suggested while there and dropped all plans to produce my special model. I feel really bad that the soprano has not held up...

:oops: sigh.

[bradshawm]

Jason,

The reality is, if you had not recommended something in that price range, I probably would never have taken the plunge to begin with. I wasted a lot of money, but I found something I absolutely love. And, it appears that others have been happy with their Jinyin's. We all live and learn.