[jbtsax]

This link provides a 15 minute video produced by the Selmer Company on saxophone design and manufacturing. It is a 15 minutes well spent if you are interested in how saxophones are constructed. http://www.webcastgroup.com/client/start.asp?wid=0670915062762

John

 

[Seasax]

thats great!!!!

how were they putting the pads in? no blowtorch involved?

i kinda wanna go work there! but i don't speak french

 

[crashkahuna]

That was very cool! I did not know that engraving was done before lacquer. Also interesting that posts are on a grid for the pro models. Also I did not know each one was play tested, even student models.

 

[kaplac]

oooh. Is there a possibility selmer uses hot glue to put in pads!! dun dun dunnn

Great video by the way!

 

[saxmanglen]

If your going to watch the Selmer one you should also watch:

Yamaha

and

Keilwerth

Not sure why I can't direct link the Keilwerth one. Once your on the Saxofoonwinkel site go up top click "Saxofoonwinkel" and then click "movies". You'll find it at the bottom there.

 

[jbtsax]

Thanks for the additional links. They are great.

John

 

[saxxsymbol]

awesome solo at the end of the yamaha video. that cat can play..

 

[frasermanx]

Tone Holes?

Did you see the guy with the tone hole flatenning tool ... buzz.. lift ... buzz .. lift ... all of 1 second for each hole. No wonder no tonehole is flat on any saxophone. Recently I discovered chatter marks from a tool like he was using and I was agast. HOrn was B&S "handmade in Germany"

frz