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  • January 27, 2012 at 7:50 pm #8968
    Judi E
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      I've always loved the saxophone. When I joined band in 6th grade I desperately wanted to play sax, but my mom nixed that idea…..she said we couldn't afford to rent one and my aunt already owned a flute. Reality is my mom can't stand the saxophone and didn't want to have to put up with me playing it all the time at home 🙁

      So, now I'm all grown up, and I wanna do something fun with my spare time. My husband is a drummer, and we just got him a set for the first time since high school last fall. Now I want to learn to play the instrument I always wanted to play! And, lookie here, I found a website all set up to teach me! Jackpot!

      I'm not looking to spend a ton of money, but what should I be looking for when buying a used sax? Do I care if the pads are worn, or is that relatively inexpensive to fix? Do I need to worry about how banged up it is? What brands should I avoid? Should I immediately take it to someone to have it looked over/tuned up?

      All advice welcome!

      Signed,
      Newbie McNewberson

      January 29, 2012 at 3:37 am #10246
      john
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        Hi Judi, the things you mentioned are not a big concern. Pads get worn on any sax that is played after a while and then you simply get them replaced. This is the most common job for a repairman and is not expensive.

        A student model from Yamaha or Selmer (Bundy) would be the best bets, but there are many others. When starting out just getting a sax that is in good working order is all you need to do. You will practice on your embouchure, get a good mouthpiece and experiment with several reeds… this is where you can make some big strides in tone production, rather than the brand of sax you get.

        I often see even used models of the brands I suggested in Amazon and have an article on that here:
        https://howtoplaysaxophone.org/used-saxophones

        Or you can look locally where you live. Feel free to follow up on anything you find and I'll be happy to give my opinion.

        Good Luck
        Johnny

        February 1, 2012 at 12:58 am #10248
        Roger Nelson
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          Hi Judi

          I don't know where you are located, but if you are in western Canada I have a Yamaha YTS 23 tenor that I am going to put on craigslist soon. I bought it used in November and had it tuned up at http://brassandwoodwind.ca/repairs.html in Victoria.

          I just got a great deal on a new YTS 62 so I am going to sell the YTS 23. $650 can would do the trick.

          Roger

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