Repairman's Overview: Vibrato Plastic Saxophone

[thewelford]

When the price drops to $ 50.00; I'll try one.

[EddieHaskelll]

Wow, so they are finally making these things, eh? I'll bet it was four years ago when I saw them "announced" on SOTW. I guess most of us gave up that they'd ever really show up. I'd love to hear it play. Hope they get the quirks and foibles worked out. I guess you can get 'em wet without causing much damage? Thanks so much for this sneak peak at one of these interesting horns.

[Silencer1524]

This would be a great marching band horn, rain would probably not damage it as much as it would a normal sax

[TheMinecraftfan567]

What kind of mouth piece do you use?

[jon96ify]

maybe if the body was all one peice instead of the multiple tubing.

[pacedi4001]

i play one yesterday sounds amazing just like my yani. its very light and octive key is not a good design but it works and fun to play. £399.00 sax.co.uk

[KidEllington]

Hi, can you please tell me how I may obtain one of these? I'm really curious!!

[abadcliche]

@KidEllington best I know is to get in touch through their website.

[Leebm29]

It is not correct to say it is the FIRST polycarbonate sax. I have been making open holed straight C sopranissimo saxophones since 1998. If you are interested in seeing a photo go to flickr dot com and punch in polymer sax Best regards leebm29

[Leebm29]

I sold Grafton acrylic alto saxophones in the 60s. If they had made them from polycarbonate, and continued to improves them, and rework the spring system, it could have been a top professional horn. John E Dallas the distributor went bankrupt around 1968 and the steel moulds were sold for scrap and melted down. I expect this vibrator sax will take 3 or 4 more years before they get up to a pro level polycarbonate is an excellent choice of material almost unbreakable Best regards Lee Mason

[Musiclover011110]

Awesome!!!!!!

[abadcliche]

Price at the time of this video was (I believe) around $400. Not sure if that is current. As of now, I think the only way to order one is to contact them through their website.

[abadcliche]

No, I did not fix the leak. As it says in the video, I did not have time, I was not asked to, and the construction of the horn made fixing that particular problem a difficult task. Also as it says in the video, I could not play the horn well because of the leak, so I am in no position to say how it plays. The owner will be bringing the horn back sometime in the future, and once the upper stack leak is fixed I will play it and post another follow-up video with some playing.

[blueyedboymrdeath]

So, were you able to fix the upper stack leak? And how does the horn feel (eg. responsiveness, resonance)? Lastly, what's the price of this wonder-horn?

[abadcliche]

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!

Yes, the company is continuing to make improvements. I actually got an email from the president of the company recently detailing some changes they are making, and I will be posting an article update fairly soon. I am unsure as to to their plans regarding pricing, but I believe it would be a good idea for them to make it cheaper as well.

Yes, a standard alto mouthpiece will fit.

[ProDigit80]

Very nice and informative review!

Thanks for uploading!

Hope this company will continue to make these models better and cheaper!

Do you know if a standard mouthpiece would fit on this sax?

[abadcliche]

lol

[mwoolner]

This guy obviously doesn't know what he's talking about...