I am hoping to persuade the music program at the community college where I teach in Tennessee to purchase a low A baritone saxophone to be used in the jazz band I lead. Funds are limited, naturally. My “working budget“ is $1500-$3000. I would consider purchasing a used baritone, if a quality...

I'm a former high school player, on a budget, resuming playing after almost thirty years. I need help deciding between a used Yamaha YAS-23 in good condition and a new Antigua Winds X/P AS1203LQ. I have not yet played each horn. Both are about $700 each. All advice is welcome. Thanks Adam

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I am trying to sell my Antigua alto for money to put towards a better tenor than my $200 Cecilio. I wanted to find out the model to know what it's worth but I cannot find anything on this forum or anywhere else pertaining to the serial of my sax. The...

Hi. I'm in a jam (situation, not session unfortunately....) I am in Venezuela for the entire winter, on an island where very little sax-wise or even hardware-wise is available. I keep an old Antigua Winds soprano here to play- my only horn here. It's my "traveling horn". I won't be back for...

I recently picked up an Antigua Winds student model alto from CL that is missing its neck. I don't have a lot of money into the horn, which seems to be in pretty good shape, although I can't really play it. I figured I could find or fabricate a replacement neck for it. That turns out to be more...

Hi there, I'm thinking of buying a used straight soprano saxophone. There is a local deal in my town for a used Jupiter 547. I compared it with ebay prices. It seems it sells for around 500 dollars in ebay (although the seller in Calgary puts the price tag of 750 dollars but I could probably...

Hi there, Based on SOTW earlier enquiries, I narrowed down my low budget decent soprano sax future upgrade to a modern design alternative to a) Antigua and b) Bauhaus Walstein. I'm currently playing a curved Wurlitzer vintage soprano saxophone and I really like the tone but it has limitations...

Hey, I'm currently a junior in high school and have been the playing the alto sax since sixth grade, and I'm hoping to go into music in college. I recently started playing around on sopranos and basically fell in love. Id like to buy one for college, but my budgets pretty low-under 2000. I've...

Hi all Firstly, I would like to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to make this forum such an invaluable resource! I am interested in getting back into playing the saxophone after about an 8 year break (since leaving high school). Up until that point I had played for about 6 years...

I am considering purchasing a soprano and I am at a bit of a crossroads as to what to buy. At the absolute top of my price range is a Phil Barone, but I am also considering a Kessler Custom, or perhaps an Antigua. I know that there are other good sopranos in that price range, but I am at a loss...

Supposedly, it's a copy of the Yani 992. I know the 992 is a phenomenal soprano, so I'm wondering if the Antigua can live up to the expectations. Does anyone have any experience with these horns, and if so, were your experiences great/horrible? These horns fit well in my price range, so I...

I currently use a Selmer AS210 Alto but have been offered a fairly good deal, only $1800 for an Antigua ProOne Alto. I am wondering if it is significantly better than my Selmer to be worth purchasing. I played it and thought it sounded great, better than my Selmer, but I'm not sure how much of...

Does anyone know the difference between these two saxes? I saw them at wwbw at the exact same price and they look relatively similar. I was also wondering if these saxes were any good and if possible better or worse than an Antigua Winds pro level tenor. Thanks!

A new Antigua 586 would cost about $900 (postpaid, including a new mouthpiece). There is a used Jupiter 547 that would cost $400. I want something to learn on and to be able to keep for a couple of years. Can you tell me if the Antigua is worth the extra cost, and if there are any important...