Saxophones Bauhaus-Walstein Sopranino

[Frank]

Hi, this is my first post here

I'm looking for an intermediate Sopranino with very good intonation and pleasant tone but I can't afford an Yanagisawa (the less expensive compared to selmer, R&C, etc.)
I'm thinking to the Bauhaus-Walstein Sopranino here:
http://www.woodwindandbrass.co.uk/acatalog/yanagisawa_sopranino_saxophones.html

I've read very good impressions about the B-W Soprano, it is the same for this Sopranino? It seems over the average of other taiwanese Yanagisawa copies all around, it is really different and improved?

With a good mpc (I think a selmer F) can be compared to the SN981?

Many thanks for every info, suggestion and help !

 

[Pjonah]

BW don't seem to have any duffers in their range, I've played, albeit briefly, both soprano and baritones from BW and they are both very good. Light easy action with great pick-up and intonation.

I would expect the same from the sopranino.

 

[Frank]

BW don't seem to have any duffers in their range, I've played, albeit briefly, both soprano and baritones from BW and they are both very good. Light easy action with great pick-up and intonation.

I would expect the same from the sopranino.

Yes, I think so...
I see that it is one of their best selling saxophone, so I'm wondering if someone could share his impressions here...

 

[Pee Dee]

Would someone please say something bad about Bauhaus Walstein

 

[Justin Chune]

A friend of mine has just taken delivery of a Bauhaus Walstein soprano and he is very pleased with it. Just another happy customer.

Jim.

 

[jadoube]

Would someone please say something bad about Bauhaus Walstein

A bit of felt fell off mine once.

Sorry if this is not sufficiently negative

 

[kevgermany]

I don't like the colour.

 

[Pee Dee]

A bit of felt fell off mine once.

Sorry if this is not sufficiently negative

:welldone

 

[Pee Dee]

I don't like the colour.

Nah, I like the colour

 

[richardfm]

I bought a baritone last week ... and it's really quite heavy. The strap that comes with it is not really comfortable enough for the weight.
Can't think of anything else negative to say (looks great, tone seems even, build quality is very good), but I'm a complete beginner on baritone and have only been learning alto for about a year and a half, so I'm no great judge.

 

[Pee Dee]

I bought a baritone last week ... and it's really quite heavy. The strap that comes with it is not really comfortable enough for the weight.

Wot! No helium balloon attached? :welldone

 

[davhudson]

Would someone please say something bad about Bauhaus Walstein

The name seems to be a bit of a mouth full!
It sounds more like something you would get milk from.

 

[kevgermany]

Bauhaus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

Pronounced Bowhouse, where bow is pronounced the same way as the ou in house

Walstein - Not a recognised German word as far as I know, but would mean whale stone. Pronounced Vahlstine

I still don't like the colour.

 

[Pee Dee]

The name seems to be a bit of a mouth full!
It sounds more like something you would get milk from.

)) :welldone

 

[Pee Dee]

Bauhaus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

Pronounced Bowhouse, where bow is pronounced the same way as the ou in house

Walstein - Not a recognised German word as far as I know, but would mean whale stone. Pronounced Vahlstine

I still don't like the colour.

Yeah, Tree house whale stone, a totally made up name))

I like the colour

 

[kevgermany]

Tree house would be Baumhaus.

 

[thehunt]

I just bought a BW sop phosphor bronze. Love it. Nice colour oder Farbe Kev, es gefaellt mir.
True very easy on the keys, my tenor feels like a lead weight afterwards.

 

[Frank]

Thanks for all replies

Even if this is one of the Best Sellers, I've still found nothing about how it play.
I appreciate the phosphor bronze body but, about playing, it is the most secret instrument of the world!!

 

[milandro]

I don't like the colour.

Paint it black! ;}

 

[Stephen Howard]

Bauhaus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

Pronounced Bowhouse, where bow is pronounced the same way as the ou in house

Walstein - Not a recognised German word as far as I know, but would mean whale stone. Pronounced Vahlstine

I still don't like the colour.

Walstien is a concatenation of half of the surnames of the couple that own the company. Wal-Stein.

Regards,