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I generally try to resist the temptation to rant about newly acquired saxes, mouthpieces, etc., knowing that there is usually a "honeymoon" and things can change, etc.
That said, I can't resist. I just picked up a brand spanking new Keilwerth SX-90 low Bb bari.
Last week, I owned a Mark VI low Bb and and Couf Low A bari. I mostly have been playing the VI when I play bari. But recently I had the two horns out goofing around with both of them. I was digging the Couf.
Just for grins I called up a local music store and asked if they had an SX-90 low Bb. The salesman told me: "The warehouse says we don't, but I know we do. I'll call you back." He did. Lo and behold, they had a horn, but no case.
Anyway, I went up there to give it a blow. It was still in the packing box from the distributor. It played like a house on fire right out of the box -- all the way from the bottom to the top. The bottom is unbelievable. And the response of the horn is fantastic.
I wound up swapping the VI for it. Don't get me wrong, the VI was a very nice horn. If I was a big band player I might have kept the VI. But I play rock, blues, and a little combo jazz, and this thing rips.
Probably not the most practical purchase in the world. I usually like buying used horns. But I figured the chances of finding a used one of these I could try were slim to none. Because the SX-90 Low Bb was priced pretty well, partly because of the no case thing, and because I got a good deal on the VI, I did ok.
I've tried a few different baris -- low Bb and Low A, vintage and modern (including Keilwerth low Bb stencils and a SX-90 low A). Maybe I just got lucky and this is a real good one. Or maybe this is the honeymoon, but his blows anything else I've played away.
Now I just have to figure out what kind of case I can get this thing in. It doesn't fit in a ProTec contoured case, I know that.
If anyone has any ideas on that, let me know. I have an old beater case I can probably modify in the short term to work. If anyone has any case ideas, I would love to hear them. It has a huge bell that sticks way out from the horn.
Anyway, if you get the chance and can find one of these, they are pretty sweet.
Scott
That said, I can't resist. I just picked up a brand spanking new Keilwerth SX-90 low Bb bari.
Last week, I owned a Mark VI low Bb and and Couf Low A bari. I mostly have been playing the VI when I play bari. But recently I had the two horns out goofing around with both of them. I was digging the Couf.
Just for grins I called up a local music store and asked if they had an SX-90 low Bb. The salesman told me: "The warehouse says we don't, but I know we do. I'll call you back." He did. Lo and behold, they had a horn, but no case.
Anyway, I went up there to give it a blow. It was still in the packing box from the distributor. It played like a house on fire right out of the box -- all the way from the bottom to the top. The bottom is unbelievable. And the response of the horn is fantastic.
I wound up swapping the VI for it. Don't get me wrong, the VI was a very nice horn. If I was a big band player I might have kept the VI. But I play rock, blues, and a little combo jazz, and this thing rips.
Probably not the most practical purchase in the world. I usually like buying used horns. But I figured the chances of finding a used one of these I could try were slim to none. Because the SX-90 Low Bb was priced pretty well, partly because of the no case thing, and because I got a good deal on the VI, I did ok.
I've tried a few different baris -- low Bb and Low A, vintage and modern (including Keilwerth low Bb stencils and a SX-90 low A). Maybe I just got lucky and this is a real good one. Or maybe this is the honeymoon, but his blows anything else I've played away.
Now I just have to figure out what kind of case I can get this thing in. It doesn't fit in a ProTec contoured case, I know that.
If anyone has any ideas on that, let me know. I have an old beater case I can probably modify in the short term to work. If anyone has any case ideas, I would love to hear them. It has a huge bell that sticks way out from the horn.
Anyway, if you get the chance and can find one of these, they are pretty sweet.
Scott