Hi, I have a copper saxophone and I have noticed that it scratches easier than a brass one I have. It is less than 6 months old and there are scratches where I don't even touch it and the case does not seem to be the problem either. It is like new and the scratches really frustrate me.:evil: So, do any of you here that own a copper saxophone or have owned one in the past have this problem?
if the copper is bare metal it could scratch (and tarnish) easier than brass.
I have had and sold both a bare copper sax and a lacquered copper sax. The bare copper has (a friend of mine bought that one) tarnished in the beginning and after forming a darker patina has pretty much stabilised, it looks......" interesting"!, the other lacquered one has behaved pretty much as a lacquered brass saxophone would and during the time that I have had no scratches developed by occasional playtesting or keeping it its GL case.
if it doesn't tarnish it has to be lacquered, copper is one of the most reactive metal that there are out there that one can use for a saxophone.
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