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tenorsaxman
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 Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: Alto sax to soprano sax |
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Hey all, I haven't been here for a while with all the loads of homework I've had this year. Anyways, I have been wanting to try playing the soprano sax lately, but if you read my post on the Other instruments section of this forum, you will notice I already have enough instruments as it is. I have a YAS23 alto, but I wasn't sure if I could get even a cheap NAME brand soprano to trade my alto in for or not, considering it is a student horn. I was wondering if there are soprano's in the same price range as the YAS23? 
Sorry this is so long
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JazZz
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| I've never been happy with any Jupiter products, but my school ordered a Jupiter soprano and I must say that this is the first solid quality sax I have seen and I believe that it's around $1,000. It's a student, but even then, their top of the line Artist Series is $1,700. |
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tenorsaxman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know when, but I might be getting a soprano saxophone sooner than I thought! I'll still probably have to trade my alto , but to me it should be worth it since I have another alto I can learn to live with 
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tenorsaxman
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Location: Indiana
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject: No Soprano |
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Hey everyone,
It turns out I won't get a soprano for a while  b/c I am paying off a guitar  and just got my new piccolo(ebay)  2 months ago, but I might check ebay for one  .
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alto/tenor saxes
Bb clarinet (LeBlanc rocks!)
piccolo
flute
oboe
piano
organ( vintage Hammond M3)
electric/acoustic guitars
mandolin |
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Doc Frazier
Joined: 25 Jun 2005
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Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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tenorsaxman,
I can sell you a new Prestini Classic pro straight soprano for alot less than 1k with your trade-in.
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altosax4ever
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| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know about price, but those Yanagisawa sopranos are gorgeous...
Good luck with the new horn!
If you can get it...
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Remist
Joined: 04 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: Alto sax to soprano sax |
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Yes I just bought one, a Yanagisawa 981. Looks great but hard as h*** to play. But then this is my first sop, and I expected it to play just like my alto.
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saxismyaxe
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
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Location: Dallas Tx/Murray Ky
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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If you are looking for a playable, quality, newly manufactured Soprano, but priced considerably lower than the big 4 (although they are copies of the Yani horns), both the much discussed Antigua Winds 590 and Kessler and Sons Sopranos retail for less than a grand.
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