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The one-piece body design is free-blowing and contoured to give you quick response, balanced resistance, accurate intonation, and great tone.
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In your hands, it feels comfortable, well built and balanced. That will help people to zero in on the setups which resemble their own requirements.The Antigua Winds Bb Soprano Saxophone is a versatile and affordable straight soprano sax featuring sturdy construction combined with refined styling. It would help people tremendously if besides giving your setup you also describe your experience level, the type of music you play and the kind of sound you get. which I also made on the alto setup thread. I'd like to make an editorial comment on this thread. These were the softest reeds in the box so I think that whenever I need a new box I'll try Hemke 2.5 (like Kenny G, LOL) or maybe Vandoren 2.5 which I also use on alto. I found a couple of Hemke #3 reeds that I liked in the old box that came with the horn. It has a blander sound than the C* but I was happy to accept this tradeoff in order to get a setup that was easier to play (doubling on a couple of songs in a gig with a small combo, a pop song and a pale imitation of Sydney Bechet on "Petite Fleur"). Switching to the 4C gave me better intonation and control. The C* is a fine-sounding mouthpiece but somewhat harder to control for me, a long-time alto/tenor/bari player but with very minimal experience on soprano. Used a Selmer C* for a while, then switched to a Yamaha 4C (regular - round chamber). I bought the baffle insert but don't use it because my cheap horn can't take the extra volume but the sound is AMAZING without it!
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It just flows from one register intot he other. I only have to push it halfway down the cork and the horn is now stable in both registers and I play the upper register as easily as the lower. The reviews were so glowing I didn't beleive them. Then I read than many had success with the Runyon Custom ($49). The Rousseau was better than the Meyer in the upper register.Īll three I had to push down almost to the bottom of the cork to please my electronic tuner and stabilize certain notes. The Meyer souned great in the lower register but I struggled for volume in the upper register. The Yamaha just didn't sound any better than the no name one that came with the horn but was easier to blow. I tried a Yamaha 4C, a Meyer 6, and a Rousseau 4R before this one. > Conn Tunable mpc refaced by Dave TondiSilver-plated Buescher > Buescher Csop mpc finished from a blank by Dave Tondi I use Legere reeds (3.0 - 3.5) on all of these. Silver-plated Curved Buescher (.still being restored.) Silver-plated Buescher with a Buescher mpc refaced by Dave Tondi Silver-plated Conn Csop with a Buescher Csop mpc finished from a blank by Dave Tondi Nickle-plated Curved Conn with a Conn Tunable mpc refaced by Dave Tondi Here are my current setups from oldest (horn) to youngest: Still using the Rico Royal 2.5 reeds, for now.Īs of Summer 2008, changed reeds to RJS 3S with the Barone 7* HR mpc and the Phil Barone straight soprano.
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Update: as of December 2007, I am now playing my new Phil Barone straight soprano using its curved neck, with a Barone 7* HR mouthpiece. I have come to believe that I made a bad decision back in 1994, and should have forked out more money for a better horn. The horn is functional for me now, but I have the expected amount of intonation problems, and I believe the horn is at least an equal contributor to these (along with my lack of real soprano chops). I bought this less expensive soprano (as opposed to a Yamaha, for example) since I had never played a soprano before and was not sure if I would be able to make it functional. I am mainly an alto player, so this was an impulse purchase in 1994. The mouthpiece is a BARI with the number "64" written on it. It says "Made in Germany", and under the "B & S" near the bell is written "MARKNEUKIRCHEN-KLINGENTHAL". B & S straight soprano (I am not sure what model).