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After reading some of the reviews on the Taishan Bari's I thought I would look into how well Taishans are built.
I had an opportunity to pick up a used soprano at a decent price and it arrived today.
Pulled it out of it's case and the 'feel' is a little toy-ish......not sure how to really describe it, just doesn't feel sturdy. Could be the weight (feels light), or it could be the plastic touches.
Looking the sax over there are areas that concern me, others are just personal opinions.
I don't like the fact that some (most?) screws don't go fully into the posts.
There are posts that seem to 'float' on solder.
One post is still covered in grease (from factory or seller i am not sure, but picture included here).
And a couple of levers have me worried on how long they'll last, the side top E & top E!
Amanda is at a practice so playability has not been tested, but that was not the reason for this purchase, it was for quality since a bari purchase is the final purpose.
For others that have purchased a Taishan, would you say the fit & finish of this sop the norm?
I had an opportunity to pick up a used soprano at a decent price and it arrived today.
Pulled it out of it's case and the 'feel' is a little toy-ish......not sure how to really describe it, just doesn't feel sturdy. Could be the weight (feels light), or it could be the plastic touches.
Looking the sax over there are areas that concern me, others are just personal opinions.
I don't like the fact that some (most?) screws don't go fully into the posts.
There are posts that seem to 'float' on solder.
One post is still covered in grease (from factory or seller i am not sure, but picture included here).
And a couple of levers have me worried on how long they'll last, the side top E & top E!
Amanda is at a practice so playability has not been tested, but that was not the reason for this purchase, it was for quality since a bari purchase is the final purpose.
For others that have purchased a Taishan, would you say the fit & finish of this sop the norm?




