Most Powerful Tenor Made Today?

[Saxplayer1]

Most powerful Tenor made today. Series III, Ref. 36, Keilwerth SX90, Yamaha 875? Thoughts?

[retread]

The most powerful tenor is the one used by the most powerful player. I don't know who that may be.

[Dog Pants]

That would depend upon what sort of power you are looking for.

Power and the Passion: SX 90

Power and the Glory: Series III

Power to the People: Yamaha

The Hour of Power: Bundy, Jupiter,Armstrong, Yamaha student (as attested to by every school music teacher)

or you can go vintage, where we have

Power and Predjudice: Mark VI

The Powers that be: Conn

OK, I'll stop there...:)

[Kritavi]

I'll put in a vote for Tyrone Power! :dazed:

[A Greene]

I've never really thought of a saxophone in terms of POWER. Versatility, Tone Colors, Ergonomics, Durability, and of course MARK VI written somewhere on the instrument are more important items to me.:D

[BlueNote]

I would think the King model of saxophones would be most powerful.

*ba doom crash* :D

[Randall]

I always was led to fight the power....
anachronism that I am8-)

[martysax]

"Walk softly and carry a big stick"

King Super 20, there ain't no subs to toot!

[RickBusarow]

The loudest tenor I've played would be my SX-90R. The tenor which felt the loudest - because it vibrates like nothing else - is a Yanagisawa 901.

[Razzy]

I've never really thought of a saxophone in terms of POWER. Versatility, Tone Colors, Ergonomics, Durability, and of course MARK VI written somewhere on the instrument are more important items to me.:D

Hear hear, there's a right chap!

[rabbit]

Dog Pants: Brilliant! But what of Flower Power, Power of Persuasion
and Nuclear Power?

[Flower Power]

Flower Power plays Bari! :-)

Greetings
Flower Power

[Jolle]

Might sound stupid, but I have the impression that the loudness of my sax is far more influenced by the combination mouthpiece-reed than by the sax itself. When I play my classical VanDoren mouthpiece with a nr.3 Van Doren reed, my sax (a plain student Jupiter...) sounds feeble. When I put on my BergLarsen mouthpiece (115, large opening) with a RICO Jazz 2M, it sounds fairly loud, with a lot of subtone. Using a Van Doren ZZ nr. 2.5, it sounds like an army of chain saws (perfect for roaring ska performances :-) ).

[davidk]

My SX90-R was louder and more boisterous / raucous than my King Super 20. That's why I sold it and kept the King. Much easier to tame.

[JL]

I think the question was most powerful tenor made TODAY, which therefore excludes all the powerful horns of yesteryear: Conn, Buescher, Martin, King.

But yeah, the player is where the power comes from, and the mouthpiece makes more difference than the horn.

[Ari]

Power = Work per unit Time
Therefore
The Sax that does the most work in the least time is the most powerful

Quo Est Demonstrare

[gary]

Man, doesn't the Cannonball fall into this category? I thought that was one of the things about them.

..in which case, Dog Pants, you get "Moroni Power" :D

[tjontheroad]

Power???

I've been thinking of adding an electrical socket to my series III in order to lower my energy bills :D

[martysax]

Most powerful new horn?

I asked Dominic, he said Monique or Pro II were both powerful because they were annealed.

I asked Emilio, he said not to listen to Dominic, just blow louder.:)

[Dr G]

Most powerful new horn?

I asked Dominic, he said Monique or Pro II were both powerful because they were annealed.

So are the fenders of most cars...

I asked Emilio, he said not to listen to Dominic, just blow louder.:)

I think I'd go with Emilio on this one. ... or use a microphone.

[Dave dix]

power comes from the mouthpiece or dominics ar#e
Dave

[saxmanglen]

I'm holding out for "Tim the Tool Man's" Titanium Turbo Charged Carol Shelby model. It's going to be the BOSS! :D :D :D

[Carl H.]

I'm holding out to see what Jay Leno can do with an olds.

[usda]

I thought this thread would go somewhere...but...

In my own limited experience...even with student horns...the mouth piece makes the differnece. I guess most horns come with a stock mouthpiece for classical playing...which mean to me, stuffy, inhibiting and boreing. A proper open mouth piece means the horn can sing...where as before it could only humm.

[SilverNeck20]

Mine is most powerful because my amp goes to "11" :D

[blackfrancis]

I'm with you, SilverNeck. It isn't so much the horn as it is the P.A. Enough watts and anything can sing!