To buy out this saxophone from the local music store, we would need to pay $848. He has always been first chair, and has been playing with a rented saxophone. My son is in 8th grade, and starting his 3rd year as an alto saxophone player. Incidently, a good rubber mouthpiece will be $100 or more.Good Luck. Take your own mouthpiece and reeds and cleaning supplies - or buy them there. If your son is accomplished enough to be discerning, have him try a bunch of horns at a big music store. If you locate a teacher, he or she might help with the horn search. The most important thing for his musical development would be private lessons. Just make sure it's carefully used and well-cared for, whatever brand you buy. Don't kid yourself that brand new would be a lot better for him. I bought one off E-Bay for under $1000 that looked nearly new. These would be harder to find used - but around $1000 or so if you could locate. The Winston top line horns might suit your son. My Mark VI tenor has lasted me 45+ years, and earned some good money. If you feel like he's talented enough to play professionally some day, or even just to play in college, these might be a great idea.

These, or the more recent Reference models would likely run $4000 or more. I prefer Selmer-Paris saxes, Mark VI horns from the late 1950's or early 1960's preferably. It would be foolish to try to spend much less. Is there a problem finding a brand on the list? I know for sure you can get a lightly used late 1990's - 2001 pro-line Yamaha 62 for around $1500-$2000. Don't play soprano as a beginning instrument.start on alto and go from nsider soprano if you can play 'Bolero'and you are selected for solo work in your college or high school band or symphonie,make the soprano sax something you familiarize yourself with when you are a committed saxophonist (certain orchestras utilise them and its good when you start looking for work to be able to double on the soprano(Andre' Rieu uses Soprano saxes extensively)or you got some extra dough and wnat to play around with a Soprano sax.ĭad- Avoid the Blessing as well as the Cecilio. Put the cheapie on E-bay(unless you like it) when you get the better horn or bored or when school ends.Better still ,play the schools horn to see if you even like the whole saxophone vibe(I'm not sure myself as yet,I'm a clarinetist (soprano,alto and bass.)If you like your horn(Cicilio)then keep it unless you run into something better. Play these whilst you search for the good YAS student models. Soprano is good,but the neck mouthpiece corks came unglued,a trip to the horn tech should rectify the matter. so far so good.I have an alto and a soprano.

Does antigua winds have a yamaha model