Reunion Blues Leather Alto Saxophone Bag

Reunion Blues Leather Alto Saxophone Bag



Reunion Blues Leather Alto Saxophone Bag
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BUFFET CRAMPON

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Since joining the Buffet Crampon group in 2006, Besson has restructured and re-launched its production of professional instruments. Now available are Sovereign & Prestige Cornets; Sovereign Tenor Horns and Baritones; Sovereign and Prestige Euphoniums; and Sovereign Tubas. International soloists such as Roger Webster and Steven Mead are among those who play the instruments, and soon the company will release EE flat and BB flat Tubas.

Buffet Crampon also introduces its new line of professional and student-level saxophones, which combine a classic French design with modern innovations. The 400 Series alto and tenor saxophones are designed for the advanced student through the professional saxophonist. They are hand engraved and hand assembled and available in either antique brass/matte or gold lacquer finish. With keywork up to high F#, the 400 Series alto and tenor saxes provide a centered tone. The 400 Series baritone saxophone, available in a gold lacquer finish with hand engraving, features keywork up to high F# and down to low A via a reinforced key mechanism. The 100 Series alto and tenor saxophones, for students, incorporate many of the features of the 400 series. The 100 series provides even intonation and easy response, a centered tone, and modern keywork up to high F#.

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CONN-SELMER

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Conn-Selmer, Inc. announces the new Avanti step-up flutes. Avanti flutes are designed by Bickford Brannen, founder of the Brannen Bros. Flutemakers. Two models of Avanti flutes are available, and each model features a sterling silver Avanti-Brannen headjoint. The Avanti-Brannen headjoint makes the characteristic Brannen sound more accessible to the developing flutist. Hand-cut, each headjoint is crafted in a “sound-driven” process. The model 2000 features a sterling silver body and foot joint tubing, a sterling silver barrel and receiver, a silver-plated mechanism, and a 10K gold springs set. The model 1000 is identical, except that it features silver-plated body and foot joint tubing as well as steel springs.

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With a design based upon the Yamaha Professional and Custom saxophones, the Yamaha YAS-475 intermediate alto saxophone shares many of their features, including highly accurate intonation, warm tone, and a quick response. An excellent step-up alto saxophone, the YAS475 is lightweight yet durable, and comes with a classic 62-style neck for optimum sound and playability. Complete with an attractive, highly protective case, Yamaha 4C alto saxophone mouthpiece and a convenient shoulder strap sure to satisfy every advancing student.

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Yamaha YTS-82ZU Professional Tenor Saxophone Specifications:

Yamaha YTS-82ZU Professional Tenor Saxophone


Combines the quick action of the 62 and the warm tone color of the original custom.

The YTS-82ZU Tenor Saxophone features a 2-piece hydro-formed bell. The body, bell, and bow are annealed during production to make this horn more responsive and freer blowing. The new mechanisms on the 82Z allow for faster action and easier repair. Comes with blue steel springs for faster, more sensitive key response and higher resiliency. Eye-catching engraving will give you the look of a custom horn.

Key of Bb. Front F and high F# key, annealed French brass body, custom G1 handmade French brass neck, 2-piece annealed French brass bell, yellow brass keys, mother-of-pearl key buttons. Unlacquered finish. Includes 4C mouthpiece, neckstrap, gold-lacquered ligature, gold-lacquered mouthpiece cap, cork grease, and a lightweight case with a shoulder strap.

Yamaha YTS-82ZU Professional Tenor Saxophone Specifications:

* Level: Custom Z Tenor
* Key: Bb
* Neck: Custom G1 (handmade)
* Neck Material: French Brass
* Body Material: French Brass (annealed)
* Bell: French Brass (annealed), 2 pc.
* Key Material: Yellow Brass
* Key Buttons: Mother-of-pearl
* Tone Holes: Drawn
* Auxiliary Keys: Front F; High F# key
* Mouthpiece: Yamaha 4CM
* Spring Type: Blue steel needle
* Pad Type: Waterproof leather and wool felt with plastic tone boosters
* Bell Decoration: Hand engraved
* Thumb Hook: Adjustable plastic
* Pivot Screw: Bullet tip design with head
* Mounting: Ribbed and flanged

How To Select Your Saxophone

Setting out to purchase a saxophone can be a daunting process. This guide will help you sort out the possibilities and find an instrument that meets your needs.

How To Select Your Saxophone First, a little overview and history
Since its invention by Adolphe Sax in 1841, the saxophone has gone on to become perhaps the most featured wind instrument in pop and jazz. Modern saxophones come in a range of voicings. The most popular from high to low are the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. The soprano and tenor are tuned in Bb while the alto and baritone are pitched to Eb. Though advanced students may learn to play all four instruments, typically saxophonists settle on one instrument with which they will develop their own distinct solo voice.

Musical from the get-go
Unlike neophyte flautists and clarinetists, the beginning saxophonist usually can produce a credible, musical tone during the earliest learning stages. Within the standard ranges of the various saxophones, notes can be produced relatively easily, even before the student has developed his or her embouchure (the optimal lip position required to produce the best tone) and breathing technique.

Buying the first instrument
The alto saxophone is far and away the most common starter instrument. Its smaller key layout and need for a little less air make it a solid choice for the younger student. Other factors making the alto a popular first saxophone are its generally lower cost as well as the wealth of classical repertoire written for the instrument. Most of the skills that will be learned on the alto are readily transferable to other saxophones. In elementary and high schools, altos typically represent the largest share of the saxophone section.

Regardless of which type of saxophone you and your student settle on, you will need to choose among three instrument quality levels: student, intermediate, and professional.



The student saxophone
Manufacturers have put a lot of attention into producing starter instruments that are affordable while offering the musicality that will keep a neophyte committed to developing his or her skills. Most student horns feel comfortable to beginners and are capable of producing pleasing tone quite easily. If your child's commitment to the saxophone is uncertain, a student model makes sense. In three years or so you will be ready to trade up to an intermediate instrument, and provided the student horn is still in decent shape, its sale or trade will help to underwrite the cost of the new sax.

Intermediate saxophones
As the name implies, intermediate models straddle the area between student and professional instruments. Though the key work and action may feel similar to a professional instrument, the intermediate horns usually do not produce the full tone of pro models. They typically evidence less hand work than professional instruments and usually lack the deluxe cosmetic detailing of their higher-end brethren.

Going pro
Professional saxophones offer a significant step-up in tone, response, and intonation. There is usually a lot of hand work such as hand-hammered keys and elaborate hand-engraving on the bell. The metal alloys, solders, and other materials used are of the highest quality resulting in advanced playability and full expressiveness.

Body construction
Saxophones have either ribbed or non-ribbed construction with most modern instruments being ribbed. This refers to how the posts (the knobs that protrude from the body to hold the keys) attach to the body. Individual posts are attached to plates or sheets of brass with high-temperature solder or brazing material. These rib assemblies are then attached to the saxophone body with lower-temperature solder. Ribs strengthen the bond between the posts and the body helping to keep the instrument in adjustment longer.

Student saxes and vintage U.S.-made horns are traditionally non-ribbed. This isn't necessarily a negative as the instrument is a little lighter and may be easier for the student to blow.

Materials and finishes
Most saxes are made with yellow brass bodies. Some instruments are available with bodies, bells, and/or necks made of bronze, copper, or sterling silver. These alternate materials darken the tone, add cost, require careful handling, and are geared towards the professional player seeking a distinctive tone and look.

The standard finish for most saxophones is a clear lacquer. Today, the saxophonist can choose from an array of alternate finishes including colored or pigmented lacquers, silver plate, "antiqued" or "vintage" finishes, nickel-plate, or black nickel-plate.

Additional keys
Most modern saxophones have a high F# key, though it is possible to play the note without the key. A growing number of soprano saxophones offer a high G key, though again, the note is playable without the key. Selmer Paris Series III altos include a C# resonance key for improved clarity of middle C#. Low A keys are now seen on most baritone saxophones.

Yamaha YCL-622 Professional Bass Clarinet

Yamaha YCL-622 Professional Bass Clarinet


Key of Bb. 2-piece grenadilla wood body; silverplated bell, neckpipe, and keys; floor peg; range to low C. Includes case. All Yamaha wind instruments come with a limited 5-year warranty.

Yamaha YCL-622 Professional Bass Clarinet Features:

* Key of Bb
* 2-piece grenadilla wood body
* Silverplated bell, neckpipe, and keys
* Floor peg
* Range to low C

Giardinelli GFL312 Flute

Giardinelli GFL312 Student Flute by Gemeinhardt



A fantastic value crafted exclusively for Giardinelli by Gemeinhardt.

The Giardinelli GFL312 Student Flute by Gemeinhardt represents a partnership with one of the greatest names in flutes.

Kurt Gemeinhardt's great grandfather was a flute maker, as were his grandfather and his father. A master designer and flute maker himself, Gemeinhardt spent years custom-building some of the world's most sought-after flutes and finally emigrated from Switzerland to Elkhart, Indiana, where he designed flutes for twenty years before opening his own factory. In the ensuing half-century, Gemeinhardt has become the world's largest and best-respected exclusive maker of flutes and piccolos. Over the past several decades, we at Giardinelli have come to rely on Gemeinhardt flutes for their extreme reliability, consistency, great tone, and playability. Drawing on our extensive knowledge of musicians' needs and desires, Giardinelli has commissioned a select few high-value flutes from Gemeinhardt - the Giardinelli by Gemeinhardt Series.

Giardinelli specially commissioned the GFL312 student flute from Gemeinhardt to provide the utmost in craftsmanship and features for the lowest possible price. We're very impressed with the results. Plateau-keys are easier for students because they don't need to cover any holes on the keys. The deluxe sculptured pad cups are designed exclusively for Giardinelli. Offset G key is less stressful and easier for new players. Beautiful silver plating on the nickel-silver body and keys is not only more attractive, but is less slippery than nickel for an easier grip. The underlying nickel-silver structure is very durable and rugged, designed to take the inevitable handling accidents that happen with young players. The keys stay in alignment and adjustment longer than all-silver keys. C footjoint. The GFL312 Student Flute by Gemeinhardt comes with standard case.

Giardinelli GFL312 Student Flute by Gemeinhardt Features:

* Key of C
* Closed hole
* C footjoint
* Silverplated nickel silver body, footjoint, and headjoint
* Offset G
* Deluxe sculptured pad cups
* Crafted exclusively for Giardinelli by Gemeinhardt
* Includes standard case

Giardinelli GFL312 Student Flute by Gemeinhardt Includes:

* case

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Gemeinhardt Model 2SP Student Flute Features:

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Loaded with advanced features.

A new professional-style neck receiver on the Yamaha YAS-62II Professional Eb Alto Saxophone allows the player to project a more even tone. The octave key has been redesigned for a smoother and quicker response. Pads are silicon-treated leather. Blue steel springs provide faster, more sensitive key response. Acoustic annealing of the body gives the metal optimum density for superior tone. Adjustable thumb rest allows for precise and comfortable hand and fingering positions. A tilting-style low Bb key provides comfort and response. Key shape has been refined with an emphasis on comfort and speed and allows the player to hold the saxophone in a more natural manner. A unique front F mechanism design allows independent adjustment of the high F tonehole pad opening to match the player's preference and playing style. A high F# key allows for easier playability in the extended-range high harmonics. Other niceties include a hand-engraved bell, gold lacquer finish, and ribbed and flanged post mounting for stronger key mechanisms.

All Yamaha wind instruments come with a limited 5-year warranty.

Yamaha YAS-62II Professional Eb Alto Saxophone Features:

* Newly designed neck receiver
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* Adjustable thumb rest
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* Tilting-style low Bb key
* Refined key shape
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* High F# key
* Hand-engraved bell
* Gold lacquer finish
* Ribbed and flanged mounting posts