Hey Wayne, Yup all the saxes share the same fingerings. I have the 4 main saxes (Bari, Tenor, Alto, Soprano). The difference is the key the instrument is in. The Bari and Alto are Eb whereas my Tenor and Soprano are Bb. So when I purchase Johnny’s music I can play which ever horn using 1 of the pieces of music he supplies. Very nice!!
The G# key is a common problem with the sax. Johnny has a video on the blog in regards to this problem. When I got my soprano my G# was horribly sticking. What I did (thanks to a recommendation from another member) was take a small piece of sandpaper (grit side down away from the pad) and give it a slight rubbing over the tone hole and waalllah, like new. The biggest problem I had was getting that piece of sandpaper in that tiny space behind the key. Not much space on a soprano sax. LOL
Yes the palm key is on top of the neck. If you use your left hand the 1st key as you roll you hand around the top of the horn is the D key. This should fall somewhere along your heel of the left thumb. Then in order the next key is the D#, and the last key is the F. Of course you need the side key to provide the E and F.
