Forum of the Saxes

JazZz · Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 170

Ha, I totally agree..

But about the ref.54 for a begginer..:
I live in a pretty afluent area, and in the beggining of 5th grade everyone started band. I had already been playing for 2 years (because I was just so ahead of the curve Very Happy

). Anyway, at christmas, one kid recieved a Series III with gold plating after only playing for 4-5 months. It was crazy! He had no appreciation for it, and he quit alto that summer to play trumpet, shows you how crazy people can be. I'll never get people like that.

Tully · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 170 Location: Woodinville, WA

At least where I live, most people who buy their kids cheap new horns when they could buy a much better used one (or, even better yet, a used student one for less) are not themselves musicians, and simply assume shiny=good, used=bad. In my opinion, the most logical (and often, economical) course of action is to rent a Yamaha 23 (the best student horn, IMO) until the student is sure they want to continue, then decide on a better instrument. But frankly, there are a lot of kids who would be much better off with a 23 and some lessons.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject:

Agreed Tully, agreed... Very Happy

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altosax4ever · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject: I wish...

I started off on a 23 ($1400), and I just wish the parents would have invested in a pro instead....
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Altosaxophonerules · Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 Location: Canada

There was a child in a elementary school I knew and before he even knew how to play. He got a Keilwerth SX-90R sax and has quited and has switched to playing clarinet. I wonder what clarinet he ends up getting. The sax got donated to the skool.