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This is one of my favorite saxophone mechanisms. I'm a fan of the Hercules stands, I have one for my Tenor sax and got the screw-in extension for the soprano. You'll also want to get a new ligature, the one that came with this is basically unusable. I find that the tenor market is a tougher one as there is a proliferation of really good lower cost tenors, including Antigua’s own models.
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The Pro One puts their alto sax in a completely different category. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Antigua Winds X/P SS1202LQ Bb Soprano Saxophone, Yamaha YAC1281 4C Standard Soprano Saxophone Mouthpiece, Rico Graftonite Soprano Sax Mouthpiece, B5, Venture 200 Tube Cork Grease for Wind Instruments, See all details for Antigua Winds X/P SS1202LQ Bb Soprano Saxophone, © 1996-2021,, Inc. You may be able to get it to work but it's way too tight to be used easily. C# – B CONNECTED ROLLER This is a feature that Antigua doesn’t mention in their literature and it is a shame. See Tripadvisor's Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda hotel deals and special prices on 30+ hotels all in one spot. I do not understand why the brochure for the Pro-One does not highlight this or even mention this feature. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017. Find the perfect hotel within your budget with reviews from real travelers. While I do understand some of what they are trying to convey here (like the grain structure of the alloy), I personally do not believe it to make much (if any) difference in the end to the performance of the saxophone. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Antigua Winds is a name that my family store is more familiar with than anyone else in the industry. Antigua Model 25 PowerBell Alto Sax, Raw Brass Finish.
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Nevada COVID-19 Phase 1 Update – Opening Back Up Saturday May 9th! $724.92. We have had a long partnership and have always enjoyed the product, service and value that their saxophones offer. He said that it played fine through except the higher notes and lower notes (I believe D and up on the higher register and C an below on the lowest register) are significantly out of tune. This Antiqua has better intonation for sure. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Whether this is due to the Vintage Reserve Alloy or simply the gauge of the metal I cannot say.
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Professional Setup – the Kessler Advantage,, Saxophone Mouthpiece – A Sax Player’s Best Friend. So keep reading! Your email address Contact Us. The Antigua Pro Ones come in at the lower range of this price spectrum but I find offer more performance and features than any of the horns from similar competitors in this price range. However, there are a few that really are great features and a benefit to the sax. There is a lways a guard available so you always feel safe. We were literally Antigua’s first dealer and still one of their main dealers. The lower F sharp key is on the stiff side but is fully functional. Once I started to back the screw off back towards where it was when we received it, the leak started to disappear. This is obviously optional and has to be purchased separately (information for this is provided with the saxophone).
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The neck seemed to be a good taper that reminds me of a Series III neck from Selmer. The saxophone came inside a light case with every component well packed. This is most commonly found on Yanagisawa 991 series saxophones where instead of having two separate rollers for the C# and B in the left hand pinky cluster, the roller on the C# paddle is also connected to the top of the B paddle. This is not the reality of the mechanism.
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Going through it with some strength applied to the lever, I finally managed to play something, but there were air leaks basically everywhere and the high octave notes were simply impossible to blow. Stay up to date with the new product announcments and Special Discounts available only through our newsletter! What exactly? Thank you Peter! SAVE! The neck strap is fine but has no cushioning.
#ANTIGUA WINDS SOPRANO SAX FULL#
Full chromatic scale plays with no leaks from low B flat to high F sharp after the adjustment. Basically, the “Hybrid” setup is a more traditional bore through the bell throat combined with the extended bell lip. but the intonation problems were too intense to keep this sax.