![]() ![]() To play a saxophone, a saxophonist holds the saxophone so that the mouthpiece, which is attached to the crook, gently swings into the mouth for placement by adjusting the neck strap. The keys that correspond to the tone holes are often covered in leather or a similar durable material to ensure a proper seal on the tone hole. All of these are created to exact measurements to achieve the correct sound and intonation. ![]() The instrument’s construction is equally scientific as it is artistic, especially with the measurements of the tone holes and bends of the brass. Sometimes silver, nickel, plastic, bronze, or other experimental material is used. ![]() ![]() The saxophone itself is often a brass cone with tone holes. Adolphe Sax masterminded the entire saxophone family himself. In the Saxophone History we find it has origins intertwining with woodwind and brass wind alike, taking the woodwind’s embouchure and brass body in combination. In the nineteen-twenties there were as many as one million saxophone sold, based solely on the sound of the the recordings. The Saxophone has become one of those so well loved instruments, in large part because of the beauty of its Tone. With the Saxophone History spanning about 160 years thus far, there no doubt are some interesting stories to be heard involving Saxophones. ![]()
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