Some folks consider a sax’s ability to play altissimo when you actually mean to and to avoid playing altissimo when you don’t want to a sign of a good horn. Different players on different saxophones find different fingerings helpful for this, so we don’t provide “one proven way” to do this here, only to point out it can be done. (For a detailed review of a 400, click here.)Īltissimo: Using the saxophone’s natural tendancy to jump up a half octave to play notes above the saxophone’s “normal” range. Note: In the last few decades, Conn-Selmer has named some of its Asian-made horns after classic Buescher horns. The 400 was effectively discontinued soon after Selmer bought out Buescher in 1963. One version, which had a top had and cane engraved on the bell is considered especially desirable. I won’t pretend that we’ll catch them all, but this is an attempt to help you with the most common.Ĥ00: A Buescher saxophone that followed the Aristocrat and was arguably the best pro horn they made. If you’re just getting into saxophones, you’ll come across dozens of little catch phrases and unusual terms.
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