griff136
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Yesterday morning I got a call from Andy brush asking me if I would be in the workshop when he visited Jonathan Myall music with a prototype sax he wanted me to give the once over.
As it was a Trevor James - I didnt get too excited but when he turned up and I gave it a blow I was extremely impressed - this sax blows and sounds way better than my beloved SA80 series II which I had with me to compare at the time. It had a full bodied tone that was rich and fat down the bottom and the altissimo was really effortless to achieve which was a very pleasant surprise.
This sax has got a large bell and non rolled toneholes, the right hand side keys were snug in the palm and I noticed straight away that their position was different from anything else Ive seen but in a far better position. likewise for the left hand palm keys. ergonomically this sax "felt right" and was a joy to play.
A lot of thought has gone into this sax and with the exception of a few very very minor personal niggles I thought the it was very well made, and outblew my sa80 ii tenor and I think its a far better horn that the Mauriat 66rul which I also love.
There seems to be a stigma about TJ horns - I dont know why but there just seems to be - this horn is a pro level unit and anyone wishing to try one should get down to Johnny Myalls once they're in stock, you wont be dissapointed folks
The shop have ordered an alto and a tenor from the first batch and I cant wait to get my hands on them!! I'm very very tempted to buy the tenor version
As it was a Trevor James - I didnt get too excited but when he turned up and I gave it a blow I was extremely impressed - this sax blows and sounds way better than my beloved SA80 series II which I had with me to compare at the time. It had a full bodied tone that was rich and fat down the bottom and the altissimo was really effortless to achieve which was a very pleasant surprise.
This sax has got a large bell and non rolled toneholes, the right hand side keys were snug in the palm and I noticed straight away that their position was different from anything else Ive seen but in a far better position. likewise for the left hand palm keys. ergonomically this sax "felt right" and was a joy to play.
A lot of thought has gone into this sax and with the exception of a few very very minor personal niggles I thought the it was very well made, and outblew my sa80 ii tenor and I think its a far better horn that the Mauriat 66rul which I also love.
There seems to be a stigma about TJ horns - I dont know why but there just seems to be - this horn is a pro level unit and anyone wishing to try one should get down to Johnny Myalls once they're in stock, you wont be dissapointed folks
The shop have ordered an alto and a tenor from the first batch and I cant wait to get my hands on them!! I'm very very tempted to buy the tenor version
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