JL Woodwind | Artist Edition New York Signature Alto Saxophone – Cognac

Description

At Howarth of London, we are extremely excited to stock The Artist Edition New York Signature Alto Saxophones by JL Woodwind!

These saxophones are the culmination of several years of experimentation and discovery of what makes a saxophone play, perform, and respond as flawlessly as possible. Most professional saxophonists you meet will agree that some of the vintage saxophones made by Selmer, Martin and Conn from the early 1940’s through the 1960’s were some of the most magical sounding instruments ever produced. The quality of craftsmanship and general tone quality was something un-matched. Because of this, the market price for a high quality Mark VI saxophones over the years has increased rapidly. The design of and production of The Artist Edition New York Signature Alto is JL Woodwind’s attempt to answer this problem.

Since JL Woodwind first began working on this line of saxophones they wanted to create a competitively priced, ergonomic, modern saxophone with the sound, essence, and “vibe” of our favourite vintage Selmer horns. Inspired from the best playing early 5-Digit Mark VI Altos that have come through their shop over the years, the parts for these saxophones are produced to very specifications for their shop in the highest quality saxophone factories overseas and then imported. All parts are made with the highest quality S Brass “silver brass” which is a regular brass with a 3% silver in the alloy. The parts are extremely high quality and durable, and the silver adds a beautiful, resonant zing to the tone.

Each of the JL Woodwind professional-level saxophones is hand assembled  with the utmost care and attention. During this process, many of the very finest details of the saxophone are perfected including hand finishing each tone hole so they are perfectly level and completely deburred of any sharp edges which over time could cut through the pad faces and cause leaks. All of the rods in the saxophone are checked for perfect straightness and run though the keywork one by one to check and correct any and all friction that is present. Because we are also professional saxophonists ourselves we know that friction is the enemy of a great playing and feeling saxophone. Keys are also extremely precision fit between each post so that the keys have no unnecessary lateral or rotational play. This is extremely important if you want to have a saxophone that attains a perfect airtight seal. 15-20 hours of work and the highest quality materials available go into our setups and build process to ensure that our saxophones perform at a level that would impress even the most discerning professional saxophonists. We openly welcome all saxophonists that are searching for a top tier professional quality saxophone at a fair price to give these New York Signature Altos a try! We are confident that the tone, response, intonation, and of course quality of these great saxophones will amaze you.

This Artist edition saxophone has a vintage inspired cognac lacquered finish and beautiful ‘Selmer-inspired’ floral engravings down the bell and bottom bow. These saxophones are assembled and setup with top quality Pisoni Pro pads or pads that are custom made for the JL Woodwind shop in the USA.

Specification

– Eb Alto Saxophone

– Vintage cognac lacquer finish

– Keyed range low Bb to high F (no high F# key)

– Comes outfitted with a hard, contoured case