Fully ribbed construction.

[daveq]

What is a fully ribbed constructed saxophone? As I keep coming across this description.

 

[Bobby G]

It means your saxophone is a lot heavier.

As I understand it, some saxes have the pillars that the rods attach to soldered individually straight on to the main body tube of the horn, while other saxes have groups of these pillars attached to a rib, or strap, which is then in turn attached to the body. These ribs or straps will appear as raised lengths of metal running along various parts of the body of your horn.

 

[griff136]

Bob has hit the nail squarely on the head. A far more eloquently described than wot I was going to say.

 

[daveq]

Thanks for your answers Griff and Bob.