[maestroelite]

I went to the music store this morning to play some baris(B901s and a VI) and after I decided on those they told me they just got a new soprano in and asked if I wanted to try it. Naturally I can't turn something like that down so I took the mini-Bam case into the practice room and pulled out the La Voix sop. I really wasn't expecting much and I wasn't prepared so I didn't have my soprano reeds or mouthpiece. They gave me a Van Doren 3 to use on the C* in the case. It really played quite well with the curved neck. I was surprised since I hadn't played soprano for a few months. Intonation was pretty solid throughout the horn and the palm keys seemed to speak easier than the YSS62 I played before. They still didn't sound as nice as the rest of the horn but a lot of that is me. Dont claim to be a great sop player. I had quite a bit of fun with the horn. It did have a High G, which if Phil is correct indicates Chinese origin, which is interesting since the other La Voix horns are Taiwanese. It didn't have the "Made in Taiwan" sticker like the other La Voix's I've seen. I'd probably still buy a sop from Uncle Phil(and hope to over the summer!) but it really is a surprisingly nice horn. Just for clarification, this was the straight sop not curved.

 

[J.Max]

I went to the music store this morning to play some baris(B901s and a VI) and after I decided on those they told me they just got a new soprano in and asked if I wanted to try it. Naturally I can't turn something like that down so I took the mini-Bam case into the practice room and pulled out the La Voix sop. I really wasn't expecting much and I wasn't prepared so I didn't have my soprano reeds or mouthpiece. They gave me a Van Doren 3 to use on the C* in the case. It really played quite well with the curved neck. I was surprised since I hadn't played soprano for a few months. Intonation was pretty solid throughout the horn and the palm keys seemed to speak easier than the YSS62 I played before. They still didn't sound as nice as the rest of the horn but a lot of that is me. Dont claim to be a great sop player. I had quite a bit of fun with the horn. It did have a High G, which if Phil is correct indicates Chinese origin, which is interesting since the other La Voix horns are Taiwanese.

Phil didn't say that, some guy named Pete did, and he's wrong. The La Voix sopranos are the same horns (pretty much) as the Antigua Winds sopranos, which are very good horns.

 

[Martinman]

Wow, so the Selmer USA is a copy of the Antigua, which is a copy of a Yanigisawa, which is a copy of a Selmer Paris?

My head hurts...

 

[J.Max]

Wow, so the Selmer USA is a copy of the Antigua, which is a copy of a Yanigisawa, which is a copy of a Selmer Paris?

My head hurts...

They're made in the same factory as the Antiguas so they aren't really copies...

 

[gary]

Wow, so the Selmer USA is a copy of the Antigua, which is a copy of a Yanigisawa, which is a copy of a Selmer Paris? My head hurts...

They're made in the same factory as the Antiguas so they aren't really copies...

Which "they're", LOL?

 

[Martinman]

It is like some massive inbred saxophone family.

 

[J.Max]

Which "they're", LOL?

Good point. The Selmer La Voix is the one I was thinking of...

 

[bruce bailey]

I saw a soprano and bari that came from the same (alleged) factory as the Lav and it was quite nice.

 

[ChuBerry47]

My teacher did a few gigs with one. He said it played comparably with some professioanl models, if not better.

 

[bruce bailey]

The ones I saw were marked Hunter. The curved sop looked very Yanaish.

 

[Grumps]

Phil didn't say that, some guy named Pete did, and he's wrong.

It wasn't just some guy, it was this guy; and he admitted he was wrong in regard to sopranos with high G being from China. However, as far as altos and tenors go, the jury is still out on that one. I posed the question over on alt.music.saxophone and though Phil didn't say it, I'd like to ask him if he could get a high G alto or tenor made in Taiwan. Now I'm not saying Pete is correct in regard to altos and tenors, but it certainly shouldn't be written off as a matter of course. I'd just like to know if it's true.

 

[J.Max]

It wasn't just some guy, it was this guy; and he admitted he was wrong in regard to sopranos with high G being from China. However, as far as altos and tenors go, the jury is still out on that one. I posed the question over on alt.music.saxophone and though Phil didn't say it, I'd like to ask him if he could get a high G alto or tenor made in Taiwan. Now I'm not saying Pete is correct in regard to altos and tenors, but it certainly shouldn't be written off as a matter of course. I'd just like to know if it's true.

You're right Grumps. I posted that before I read his admission that he was incorrect. I'd like to know the answer to the alto and tenor myself. Seems to me that you don't see a lot of altos/tenors with high G keys period, let alone any made in Taiwan. The Selmer Serie III has that "harmonic key" as an option, the Jupiters don't have one, and neither do any of the Keilwerths, or other big four horns.

Besides, why do you care? You're the guy who thinks that the high F# is an abomination

 

[Grumps]

Besides, why do you care? You're the guy who thinks that the high F# is an abomination

Unfortunately, not all marketers will tell you where their saxophones are made; despite federal law mandating same. If it's true that high G altos and tenors all come from China, it would answer some questions; that's all.

 

[Martinman]

Selmer USA has the La Vie altos and tenors with the high G. I assumed they were from Taiwan.

 

[Grumps]

And I had thought it was common knowledge when the La Vie came out, it was from China; with the La Voix coming from Taiwan.

 

[J.Max]

Unfortunately, not all marketers will tell you where their saxophones are made; despite federal law mandating same. If it's true that high G altos and tenors all come from China, it would answer some questions; that's all.

This is a good point. Not to hijack the thread or anything, but I wonder if they can get around this by having the parts fabricated in one place and have the horns put together in another. Bob Campbell (Topsax) told me that his sopranos are built in China from parts made in Taiwan. At that point where do you say that the horn was made?

 

[LateNiteSax]

i just saw a "Hollywood Winds" sop. with a high G key. $750.00 from my repair man. Unquestionably one of those inbred Taiwanese jobs.