#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone upgrade
#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone pro
#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone free

They each have one minor con that I've adjusted to My left pinky finger sometimes clipped the bell aiming for Bb and the trident keys on the Antigua are sometimes noticeably heavy, but the horns play so wonderfully especially down low that it's not a bother. They both have characteristics in how they play that are unique to me and I switch between them for months at a time. I like them both so much, that I've pretty much lost interest in wanting another horn. I also feel that I play the fastest on it, perhaps because of the spring tension which feels tighter.

#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone free

The Antigua was unique with the Trident bell keys, but to my surprise and joy, played with as much free blowing quality as the Cannonball. I play tested both and preferred the Cannonball. The Raven coupled with the fat neck plays with the low resistance I like and has great ergonomics for my hands as well as the ever important flat, contoured right hand spatula keys similar to the Yamaha 875, that I desire to have on every horn I own. The Yamaha is a keep sake, being a horn that I played on for 20 yrs. Had I known that earlier I would not have played the 23 for so long. I've owned a number of horns, but the Cannonball and Antigua were the beginning of my understanding that despite the limited differences to sound that can be transmitted by a horn from the properly constructed sax cone itself, the feel of play and in hand articulation of the keys can vary considerably.

#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone pro

Holton bass, some old junker that I had an opportunity to buy.Дў016 Cannonball Big Bell Raven, 2017 Antigua Pro One and Yamaha 23, all in alto.By far the easiest altissimo of any horn, it literally does not care what fingerings you use. Yanagisawa soprano, no model number marked, from the company's early days.Bought it cheap off a school that wasn't using it (rich kids that buy their own).

#1925 frank holton silver alto saxophone upgrade

Plays fine, but it's turned into a lender horn (lots of theater doublers who are flute or clarinet mains and only own an alto) due to the upgrade below. Craigslist purchase, literally just wanted something. I've wanted to replace it over those ergonomics issues for a while, but I can't find anything that plays as well for anywhere close to a reasonable price. I think it's my best playing saxophone, although it has somewhat strange ergonomics. Wanted to skip the beginner tier, saw this model getting good reviews, and happened across a good deal. I sold a cool 10M tenor I had stripped the lacquer off, a 1970 VI alto that I just didnвЂ™t need, an OLD Conn curved soprano, and so many others. At one point before starting a family I owned over 20 horns but have whittled them down over the years. Played a lot of bari in college on the schoolвЂ™s 62 Mark VI low Bb. I may be selling this if anyone is interested.ДЎ940 Conn 12M Bari this horn needs some work and I so rarely play bari anymore. Moved to this mouthpiece about 2 years ago after 20+ years on mid 90s Beechler Bellite stainless steel 8. RIP Ron, you hand made me a hell of a mouthpiece. IвЂ™ve owned so many tenors, but this is it right now. ItвЂ™s pretty, though IвЂ™m considering offloading it and picking up a new Yanagisawa because they are amazing.

98% original lacquer and sharp engraving. (DonвЂ™t worry, sold that horn for a hefty profit three days later!)ДЎ972 Mark VI Tenor <- Go to tenor and the horn I play the most on stage. I bought a Selmer Modele 26 alto because this mouthpiece was in the case. My darker alto setup is a vintage scrolled Selmer C* Soloist with blue box 3.5s. My main alto mouthpiece is a Meyer USA 50th Anniversary model 7 with Java 2.5s. Plays out of tune as hell.ДЄnd my original horn, a YAS-23 still lives somewhere at my parentвЂ™s house. Literally never play it but it looks nice. Sounds like Charlie Parker.ДЎ929 Buescher True Tone Alto in nickel plate was a fun project for me. Punchy and bright.ДЎ938 Conn 6M Alto Naked Lady with underslung octave, tune-o-matic neck, rolled tone holes, and nail file G#. H Couf Mouthpiece.ДЎ968 Mark VI Alto used for all my legit stuff in college but not much since then.ДЎ974 Mark VII Alto <- this is my go to alto. Yanagisawa Soprano older model, not even sure of model of the top of my head. I will not count horns that are in pieces that I picked up as project horns because I donвЂ™t know when or if IвЂ™ll ever get to them lol. Looking forward to what comes up in this thread.