Soprano Saxophone SAX Bb Brass Lacquered Gold Body and Keys Woodwind instruments (gold)

This is on first use an excellent soprano saxophone. It rivals higher end instruments costing $2,000 and up. It is made of heavy brass and of note the action parts are well made and there is no sloppiness to any of it. The rods are 100% solid with zero play which is so typical of budget soprano saxes I've tried before (in particular Slade brand). This sax sounds very very good. (I am using a professional mouthpiece that is worth more than the saxophone) The intonation is very good. Honestly it's hard to believe this quality for the price, I fully expected much less so I am very pleased that now I have a solid soprano to practice on and play! If you are looking to double or to just try out a soprano this one is IMO a great choice. Even the case is decent and well made. The way the packed it was 100% professional and the "corking" done for shipping security was 100% pro. PLEASE NOTE one reviewer said "some keys are stuck down when they should be up" well the sax like all saxes when properly shipped will have the "up keys" corked DOWN on purpose. On mine there were two large spongy gray corks that need to be removed and then 5-6 TINY RED plastic wedges that are keeping the up keys down you MUST remove these (carefully) before those keys will move. I suspect that reviewer just tried to play the sax without knowing the keys are "corked" down. Yes when it comes out of the box NO KEYS WILL MOVE! That's intentional to protect from shipping damage.

I have played saxophone for many years. I haven't owned one of these less expensive horns before, but I wanted a soprano and thought I'd take a chance. It came with a case, neck strap, cleaning cloth, sax swab, cork grease, a box of reeds, and a pair of white gloves. It includes both a straight and a curved neck, both of which work fine. I was able to get a good tone out of the horn with no trouble. For the most part it looks, sounds, and plays just fine, at a fraction of the cost of other comparable instruments. I will get better reeds and cork grease, and will definitely upgrade the mouthpiece, but those are the only items that feel cheap to me. Basically this setup, plus $50 for the upgrades I mentioned, and you're off to the races, but you can make do with what comes in the box until then.

Great Instrument!!!! I had to unstick a key or two but that's not my. I've used alto most my life baritone here and there as well as tener. This Sorprano is different it's in another key completely it sounds AMAZING 😍 after YouTube last night I understand the pitch and tone now. It's a Beauty piece 🧩 of ART 10/10

Overall eveything looks and sounds good.Good puchase for the price.

This instrument has too many defects some keys are down but should be up. And some keys are just stuck this is a nightmare. But it’s all packed back in the box I just need UPS to pick it up. I’m willing to try a replacement maybe this was just one bad apple in the bunch.

I've been playing saxophone for over 20 years. I don't consider myself a pro, however this horn is designed for people who know how to tune the horn. It was about a note to note and a half set out of tune. I was looking for something that I could just grab and play for a non paid gig. I absolutely couldn't use this. If you don't know how to tune the horn or have time to get it professionally tuned I'd look for something else. This was a beautiful horn. The packaging was safe. Beautiful color. I couldn't give it zero stars because of those mentioned. I knew this reading some previous reviews and thought I'd give it a chance. This will make a great horn once its actually in tune.

I have been playing sax for over 50 years. I have had expensive horns, and I have had garage sale horns. I have made money playing both types. This particular horn would be a good value at a higher price point. It came packaged well, with spacers and inserts that kept it tight and stable during shipping. Once all of those were removed, the action on this horn is very good. It has a good round tone. It's truly a joy to play. Thank you for building and selling a quality instrument.

It's fine. Biggest problem is that the overall pitch is flat. Gotta jam the mp all the way down. Reeds and 'pad saver' that were included are not useable. Case is iffy- too much motion , but wrap the horn in a t shirt & its fine. Be prepared to adjust your intonation on the fly (you should be doing that ANYWAY lol) Compares favorably to "known" name brands imho. Maybe one day I'll buy a better mp, but for now its doing its job.