Saxophones Fortissimo Torino saxophone

[pixelpolice]

My son now wants take the sax and i have agreed to fund a student horn. I been looking into buying him a Chinese one after reading some positive reviews. Has anyone had seen these ones before?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fortissim...nstruments&hash=item35c02146d5#ht_1626wt_1220

 

[aldevis]

No experience about it.
I am currently trying a Jericho alto, and I am liking it.
I will post a review here in a couple of days
http://cafesaxophone.com/showthread.php?7879-Academy-Jericho-alto-passaround
http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/index.asp is their website

Since you are in Taunton, I have been playing professionally John Packer horns for a few years, they also have a rental scheme.
http://www.johnpacker.co.uk/

Let us know...

 

[jonf]

Might be great, might be awful. If you don't know anything about saxes it would be a risk. Would almost certainly need a better mouthpiece to play in any meaningful sense. Also, in my opinion, there's a bit of a whiff of BS about the advert. "The capped mouthpiece includes a metal ligature for extra strength". Oh, come on.

I've also owned a John Packer sax briefly, and it was fine, good value for money, and John Packers are a reputable outfit. They'll look after you.

Alternatively, if you decide against the other saxes you are thinking about, I do have a tenor which will be for sale soon. It's a good one, almost certaily better than an eBay unknown brand, and about the same price as the one in the eBay listing you've posted. PM me if interested.

 

[pixelpolice]

No experience about it.
I am currently trying a Jericho alto, and I am liking it.
I will post a review here in a couple of days
http://cafesaxophone.com/showthread.php?7879-Academy-Jericho-alto-passaround
http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/index.asp is their website

Since you are in Taunton, I have been playing professionally John Packer horns for a few years, they also have a rental scheme.
http://www.johnpacker.co.uk/

Let us know...

I did debate on a JP horn but they seem to have shot up in price. I quite like the look of this Jericho though. Thanks for the tip off.

 

[pixelpolice]

Cheers have PM you.

 

[aldevis]

They'll look after you.

I think this is essential when you choose a brand. I always have wonderful communication with JP, talked to Robbie from Jericho Horns the first time today, and he seemed a very competent, nice guy.

On a saxophone, after sale service is necessary.

 

[Greg Strange]

It looks like they now have the tenor and sopranos in stock as well...

http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/jericho--j-6-tenor-saxophone---rosegold-205-p.asp

looks very similar to my 62 series tenor...

whereas the sopranos look vey much like Yanis...

http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/soprano-saxophone-16-c.asp

Looks like these horns may have a bright future for beginners and pros looking for a back up horn or for the odd dodgy gig...like playing at the Royal Albert Hall...))

Cheers,

Greg S.

 

[MMM]

£199 for a NEW tenor, sorry but I would stay clear.
I agree with the others: JP has always some good ex-demo/ex-rental saxes and you'll get the after sales service should you need it... and you're local!
Just my 2.5p.

 

[saxplorer]

It looks like they now have the tenor and sopranos in stock as well...
...
whereas the sopranos look vey much like Yanis...

http://www.studentmusicsupplies.com/soprano-saxophone-16-c.asp

Any reviews/experience of the sop? Could be just what I am looking for .... (uh, or is that just GAS talking?)

 

[aldevis]

Any reviews/experience of the sop? Could be just what I am looking for .... (uh, or is that just GAS talking?)

How peculiar, I was talking about the Jericho soprano yesterday....

 

[saxplorer]

How peculiar, I was talking about the Jericho soprano yesterday....

and ..... ? don't leave us in suspense!

 

[aldevis]

Robbie was talking of a potential passaround. I just cannot decide if there is more market for a student curly or for a student straight. I will be pleased to review it, but soprano has been my main instrument for years, and I am more demanding than with alto.

 

[Jeanette]

Hi

I can't comment on the fortissimo tenor but I hired a sop of the same brand when I first started learning, for 3 months, the reasons I didn't buy were nothing to do with the quality of the sax and to be honest I was too much of a novice to be able to comment on it but it played ok and I think one "pearl" fell out whilst I had it.. I did receive the following comments from a well known London Sax shop when I made enquiries about it (they don't as far as I know sell this make). I rented from my then tutor who thought they were one of the better chinese models.



I know a little about fortissimo's as one of my pupil'shad one, in blue of all colours, they are a cheap Chinese stencil at the end ofthe day, not really the best of Chinese saxophones, but worked ok. The kid Iwas teaching managed to push out his grade 5 jazz with the sax, but, it didhold him back a little as the key work was too heavy. I believe he only paidabout £200 new for his, and it was a tenor as well.

Jx

 

[pixelpolice]

Thanks guys for the advice, I have taken it on the chin and went down and rented a JP horn in copper finish. I have to say, this seems way better built than my Yamaha YTS23 by far. LOL I feel a swap coming on...

 

[Greg Strange]

Here's some other info that may help...

http://www.peteeffamy.com/page9.htm

Also if you love listening to a great alto player in the same vein as Paul Desmond, Art Pepper, etc with a modern twist - check our Pete's CD. I bought a copy a couple of weeks ago and it's fantastic - highly recommended.

Musicians like Pete Effamy should be selling more CDs than the likes of Justine Beaver (sic), Kathy Parry (sic) and Lady Geiger (sic) - you can tell my distaste for these individuals - and other candy floss (cotton candy) for the ears...

Regards,

Greg S.