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Although I spent 10 years playing sax, I was like a driver that never looked under the bonnet. Now I am rediscovering the sax and wish to know just a little more about how it works. I am looking at my King S20 Eastlake and it has a small keyhole which is sited just below the opening for the D palm key.
I really do not understand this hole. It seems to be related to the octave key and the G key, but it's function is a mystery to me. I shall not be touching it, but it does seem to waggle freely and oddly in some circumstances though I can play all the notes.
The mechanisms involved and the way the torque is trasferred looks complicated. If I hold down the G ivory button and the octave key, it raises but somewhat unpredictably, there is a great deal of waggle, about 3-4 ml. Maybe this is OK as it does raise above the tone hole and teh underslung octave mechanism does seem to function.
I should like to know how it works even though I do not have the skill to touch this. it will help me understand the sax as a whole. i am also working on Altissimos, is this mechanism involved?
Thank you
Z
I really do not understand this hole. It seems to be related to the octave key and the G key, but it's function is a mystery to me. I shall not be touching it, but it does seem to waggle freely and oddly in some circumstances though I can play all the notes.
The mechanisms involved and the way the torque is trasferred looks complicated. If I hold down the G ivory button and the octave key, it raises but somewhat unpredictably, there is a great deal of waggle, about 3-4 ml. Maybe this is OK as it does raise above the tone hole and teh underslung octave mechanism does seem to function.
I should like to know how it works even though I do not have the skill to touch this. it will help me understand the sax as a whole. i am also working on Altissimos, is this mechanism involved?
Thank you
Z
