I own a straight and a curved JP 043. They both play very sweetly and are unarguably great value for £325 or whatever they were. I bought the curved last Summer, and the straight in November.
My "proper" soprano is a Yanagisawa Elimona - and these Packers are copies of modern Yanis. Are the rods and keys as beautifully machined as a Yani? No - but they are still pretty well put together. Are they as nicely finished? No - but they are very decently finished. My curved sop does have a little evidence of uneven lacquer in a couple of spots - but you do have to look for it.
I've not done a side by side comparison with another curved sop, but on it's own merits it plays in tune and with a warm sound. My straight JP plays with an amazingly broad tone compared to the majority of sops I've played - and I've played just about all the modern big-brand sops going.
Having said that, I have found that on both saxes that I've had to tighten a few screws from time to time. A minor irritation.
So, as far as curved sops go, my own impression is that it would be very hard to beat the John Packer - for the money, that is. Bauhaus's curved one is probably worth looking at - but it's already significantly more expensive.
It comes in an OK case. The straight came in a much better case.
I was able to buy a 2nd hand curved sop John Packer. quality is great however mine has sticky keys. I tried it with a tuner and it sings in tune in the first octave. dindt test more, my tech will have to work on those sticky keys first.
yes, as also for Bauhas Walstein they source in several countries
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