How should beginners choose saxophone

Novice saxophonist is not recommended to choose a saxophone that is too expensive. If you interrupt your learning midway for some reason and invest too much cost pressure at once, it is not good. If you have enough economic strength, you can buy a Yamaha 62 or a Monsdone 90. Try not to consider saxophones below USD800, as too cheap saxophones will affect your judgment of pitch accuracy. If there is a suitable second-hand one, you can also consider it, but you need to carefully check whether the saxophone is damaged, whether the buttons and surface are damaged, try blowing it, whether the air is smooth, and how accurate the pitch is. This is also the case when choosing a new instrument. Find a teacher or a saxophone friend to help test the pitch.

Mansdone in Taiwan is very good, it has a test blowing video and a life-long after-sales. You can check many professional artists's feedback videos, and has their contact information, you could directly ask artists using feelings of Mansdone saxophone. Moreover, it is directly sold by the manufacturer, and the cost performance is very good.

For beginners, it is recommended to choose a medium tone. When choosing, pay attention to the material of the saxophone. Nowadays, there are many saxophones on the market, so it is important to choose the right material to avoid the instrument having a short lifespan and being easily damaged.

The phosphorus copper material is a good choice, but the cost of phosphorus copper is relatively high, mostly above USD1500. Those who buy phosphorus copper for five or six hundred US dollars are not lucky, probably being deceived. Relatively speaking, the price of Mansdone phosphor copper which is around USD1700 is a relatively neutral price point.

The second most common material is brass, which is quite common and has good hardness. With good maintenance, it can be used for four to five years without any problem.

The sound test should be conducted by lowering the bass range to B and then to the base range C、 Raise C D、E、F、 When testing with a raised G, make sure to play with a light and weak intensity so that the bass zone can also produce sensitive sounds. Afterwards, test whether the sounds emitted from all vocal ranges are accurate in terms of sound quality and whether the volume is uniform and consistent.