Now i purchased also another alto- another prelude these preludes are definitely the better quality of entry level horns. nice enough and better than some of my other purchases, but again overrated, and oversold- on so called back-up service etc. nice and checked the sax over for me at a very reasonable price now i got hold of a Hanson t8 again labelled a "pro" horn and written up by the same marvellous saxophone expert on the forums. of London" 1930 vintage alto this the local technician just said nice.
YAMAHA YTS 62 EBAY PRO
Over the ensuing months and years i acquired seven saxophones.first after the prelude tenor- a no name tenor -nice looking solid but no way near a pro horn, then a Venice= after much consultation on the forums= again a nice instrument -but definitely no where near as good as some of the "expert"reviews had led me to believe.then i got hold of a Martin hand crafted "for Lewin bros. I might add here that at this stage i was beginning to think that this instrument must be the most cantankerous piece of metal devised by mankind to torment his fellows ever made. Now armed with different accessories for my existing sax i started reading up on all aspects of reeds, mouth pieces ,and ligatures. one thing that i did notice was that a great amount of improvement could be made with my humble prelude -just be changing the mouthpiece and reed combination then i experimented with different mouthpieces and crooks ,the result was that i was confused by the variety of tonal qualities. The first move was to visit the local- sax co- shop and have a look at all available and get guidance.they allowed me to try out a couple of quality saxes -such as the Yamaha yts62 the Yanigasawa 901 and various SELMER Paris models and more.
YAMAHA YTS 62 EBAY UPGRADE
being of a nearing retirement age ,i decided that if i was going to upgrade to the proverbial "pro-horn" - now is the time while still within my financial reach, so my adventure began As a comparative beginner i started out on a CONN SELMER prelude ts710 a very good beginners- plus, sax.