[captbasant]

Hi,

~I am really sorry~

I am curious what will happen if I cut off the bell on my tenor saxophone, including the last tone hole. How will it affect the sound? Will it affect the playing?

Not intending to troll here, I am genuinely curious.

Thanks : )

 

[Dave Pollack]

Don’t know, but DEFINITELY do it and film the process and you playing it after

 

[motteatoj]

I’m going to go out on a limb and answer you with “you will have a $hitty sax and a really leaky vase”.

 

[Jazzoetry]

Adolf Sax had similar inventive thoughts and questions...Thanks Adolf.

 

[datsaxman]

That is not an inventive question.
It is the other kind.

 

[soybean]

i guess you could safely cut off the bell, but not the last tonehole (Bb). That would involve cutting keywork and probably fabricating new rods, etc. A clarinet is very playable with no bell. It only misses one note as a result.

 

[Arundo Donax]

Well, you'll eliminate the ability to play the keyed Bb.

 

[Pete Thomas]

It’s a bit extreme, just to get more gigs at Jewish weddings.

 

[Hipparion]

Don't know, but DEFINITELY do it and film the process and you playing it after

Come on, that's right down your alley ! It would be such a great 'will it play ?' video !

To the OP: aren't there easier ways to get a C-melody ? ;p

 

[mikelaroche]

It's a bit extreme, just to get more gigs at Jewish weddings.

I should not have read that with a mouthful of coffee, no I need to clean my laptop.

 

[milandro]

Nothing is new under the sun.

Unless you lengthen the tube after cutting it somewhat, the intonation of the last notes will certainly be affected.

The Academy Buescher went from C to C they still needed to have an open tonehole and some more metal, the bell may not have been necessary at that point.

Recently someone came up with a cut down version of a C soprano-ino, so no you aren't crazier than other people who did this already

https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showt...y-quot-Cut-Down-quot-Soprano-Sax-What-Is-THIS

 

[Hipparion]

The funny thing is that they already did that for the baritone saxes, cutting the low A parts to make the lighter low Bb baris !

Wait...

It seems not everyone has my views about bari saxes history...

 

[Sigmund451]

I think this gets the strangest question of the year award.

just so happens the trophy is a hack saw.

 

[milandro]

why? as shown above in times past and present people have come up with this kind of thing.

 

[Lambros]

Get a C Melody, it's a cheaper and safer solution.

Hi,

~I am really sorry~

I am curious what will happen if I cut off the bell on my tenor saxophone, including the last tone hole. How will it affect the sound? Will it affect the playing?

Not intending to troll here, I am genuinely curious.

Thanks : )

 

[Lambros]

Yeah, the 'simplified' sopranino.

Nothing is new under the sun.

Unless you lengthen the tube after cutting it somewhat, the intonation of the last notes will certainly be affected.

The Academy Buescher went from C to C they still needed to have an open tonehole and some more metal, the bell may not have been necessary at that point.

Recently someone came up with a cut down version of a C soprano-ino, so no you aren't crazier than other people who did this already

https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showt...y-quot-Cut-Down-quot-Soprano-Sax-What-Is-THIS

 

[milandro]

precisely , so OP’s question has been addressed by some people already as a matter of fact ( and again there were also academy Bueschers with reduced keywork)

 

[Canadiain]

I guess that once Covid isolation boredom has led you to hack all your hair off, the mind wanders to what else you cant chop chunks off of....

 

[Grumps]

Don't know, but DEFINITELY do it and film the process and you playing it after

I'm with you Dave.
Genuinely intrigued!

 

[guidocreo]

The funny thing is that they already did that for the baritone saxes, cutting the low A parts to make the lighter low Bb baris !

Wait...

It seems not everyone has my views about bari saxes history...

Yes, my Keilwerth Bari was cutted by former owner (Red Pellini, a reputated italian jazzman) and transformed from lowA to lowBb