Saxophones Cannonball Tenor Saxophone

[GCinCT]

I’m finally starting to like my tenor tone. I had so much trouble with the bell tones at first. I also do lots of mouthpiece exercises. I like to jam along to records on just the mouthpiece. It sounds terrible, but it’s fun!

 

[Ivan]

Would it work to test the cannonball alto? My theory is that I can then do a comparison of the horns character, put it through its paces more and translate that across to the tenor

Not all that logical

How's about getting some playing time on a cheap, good quality tenor and then unleash yourself on the more expensive tenor market?

You could hire a tenor for a short while

Alternatively, just buy what you fancy, have it checked and set by a tech and then play to your heart's content until some years hence you get the GAS itch again.... which is the path I have followed

 

[ellinas]

Every different saxophone size has it's own idiosyncrasy..
I'm mainly a tenor player. It needs a lot of work and dedication to pretend that I play the soprano, the alto or the bari.
These are sports for dedicated and professional players.

I can blow all of them. But the more time I spend on my main horn (tenor) the better I get in all of 'em 🙂

 

[IGoddard]

How's about getting some playing time on a cheap, good quality tenor and then unleash yourself on the more expensive tenor market?

You could hire a tenor for a short while

Alternatively, just buy what you fancy, have it checked and set by a tech and then play to your heart's content until some years hence you get the GAS itch again.... which is the path I have followed

In an ideal world I’d buy a student model, I was looking at Sakkusu for a while. But I can’t afford to chop and change with any kind of regulatory so I want to try and buy something that’ll meet my needs for more than a few years. Because I know in a few years time I’ll have the itch to play Baritone.
What’s GAS?

 

[Ivan]

In an ideal world I’d buy a student model, I was looking at Sakkusu for a while. But I can’t afford to chop and change with any kind of regulatory so I want to try and buy something that’ll meet my needs for more than a few years. Because I know in a few years time I’ll have the itch to play Baritone.
What’s GAS?

Get Another Saxophone or, less contextually, Gear Acquisition Syndrome

I understand where you're coming from. I went for the: 'it's a Selmer so it should be half decent' approach, which I haven't regretted

But early on I decided tenor wasn't for me because it was a pig to play compared to my same make alto. Transpires it had never been set up properly, with leaks left right and centre. I joined this forum, took tenor to tech and it's now my main instrument, just as I had always hoped

 

[IGoddard]

After the best part of 5 hours of playing i chose to buy the vintage reborn. It bottled down to that, the big bell series or the YTS62.
My heart ruled my head in the end with a last minute decision change with the big bell on the checkout counter. What a good decision it was to change as the VR turned out to be on clearance sale, plus a 10% emergency services discount and only cost fractionally more than a YTS280!

 

[GCinCT]

After the best part of 5 hours of playing i chose to buy the vintage reborn. It bottled down to that, the big bell series or the YTS62.
My heart ruled my head in the end with a last minute decision change with the big bell on the checkout counter. What a good decision it was to change as the VR turned out to be on clearance sale, plus a 10% emergency services discount and only cost fractionally more than a YTS280!

Congrats! Nice to get the discount. Have fun with your new tenor.

 

[RavenSax]

I’ve been in the market for my first tenor for a while now. I’m not an experienced player but I want to stay away from another student model.
The yanagisawa TW01 has been my main focus but I’ve always the look of the cannonballs.
Having never played a tenor I’m reliant on reviews to decide which saxophones are ‘better’ before trying them myself.

I find cannonballs whole online pricing policy a bit bizarre. So, anyway, I went to my local shop who I’m quite friendly with and enquiried about the vintage reborn tenors (their premium model I believe) and was told he could do me one for £2000, I suspect there’s an element of ‘mates rates’ but without an official price list it’s impossible to tell.

What’s everyone opinions or experiences with this brand/model. The reviews appear decent and at £600 less than a TW01 it seems a bargain.

cannonball pricing online is always funky. If you want to buy a cannonball, do not purchase it online. Go to a music store as you will get a more accurate price. Cannonball horns are great so long as you find one of the more modern makes, as they are built better.