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I’ve been pondering the idea of a curved soprano but want to start with a relatively cheap model first. I know that it’s a gamble when dealing with Chinese made horns etc. but I think I’m going to take the risk at this point. I know John Paul has been getting a lot of publicity and they from Jay...

I'm a beginner. Many years ago I had a Jupiter alto but only took to it for a little while before moving on to a wind synth. Then, not quite two months ago, during this (four month isolated) pandemic I bought a TON of cheap saxes on Amazon. Two altos, two sopranos, and a tenor. They are all...

Well folks....I just bought a Taishan Soprano. Kinda by accident... :lol: It was a Silver Curvy, keep in mind, because different finishes vary drastically in price. It was on for $459 I offered $360 He counter offered $455 I offered $370 He counter offered $448 I offered $390 HE ACCEPTED...

I recently picked up an obvious early Chinese or Taiwanese tenor sax in Sydney for $60. Swallow "Super" model with a serial under the thumbrest "No.1170" I've been looking for a 'project horn' to be my guinea pig for delacquering/patina experiments and repadding/corking for a while and this...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-SML-stencil-Alto-Sax-parts-horn-near-mint-condition-look-/140970491852 - The LH pinky table has that yucky cloned Heimer/Parker poor facsimilie look to it also it has no switchable Articulated G# lever or any provision for one. - The bell keyguard is one-piece...

Hi there, I have a Vintage Wurlizer 1920s curved soprano saxophone: [url]http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0090009/photos/[email protected]/ I played with a few newer design ones and found out for my beginner condition, they are more suitable by means of ergonimy and ease of play for the higher / lower...

Our community band is in need of a set of timpani, and of course, our budget is quite limited; we can't really afford $10,000 for a set of new timpani. One of our committee asked if we could look at Chinese options. Does anyone have experience of Chinese timpani? Are there any worth looking...

has anyone worked on these Chinese horns and have an opinion on keywork or repairability? they are so cheap it seems worth a look. also, as i stated on another thread, in the 70's everything Japanese was considered junk. now, yani and yamaha have great reps. im wondering if this attitude is...

Let me start by saying that I know there are other threads on this site which discuss the sizes of Baritone neck Tenons. The problem with those threads is that the information they contain is often very generic, a bit vague and sometimes just plain wrong. What I am hoping to get from this...

Hi everyone, I´m a beginner, and planning to buy a low cost Sax. I found one with the brand "Mercury" I think it´s Chinnese, It looks pretty good, but I would like to know your opinion weather its a good or bad idea? Or at least, please recommend me what I have to look and test in the Sax so...