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Introducing the Plateau Clarinet.A covered hole clarinet is a huge help for players with smaller hands or with finger problems such as arthritis, but it is also recommended for any player who simply wants a clarinet that is easier to play! On an ‘ordinary’ clarinet the main six finger holes need to be perfectly covered … Read more
Accessories Coming Soon! I will be introducing a New Rheuben Allen Freedom/Power 92% copper Tenor Saxophone Neck in early May 2019. This is the final neck in the development and evolution of my saxophone necks. This neck will offer more of everything you want in a saxophone neck. Volume Range, Great Tone Color and a … Read more
My neck is loose does that effect the way my sax plays? Of course it will… the neck fit is one of the most important things that needs to be correct for the saxophone to play at it’s best. Too loose, too tight, out of round, all these things can prevent the saxophone from playing … Read more
Fitting the saxophone neck cork. The main thing to remember when fitting a neck cork to the mouthpiece is simple. The neck is a cone with a taper and both the cork and mouthpiece are cylinders. So you must sand the cork more on the side toward the neck register key and less at the … Read more
Saxophone right hand key noise and bounce.. A lot of manufactures and repairmen let the cork under the right hand keys bounce against the main body of the saxophone. This creates two things: Noise and bounce in the right hand keys when they are lifted. The fix is very simple: just glue a piece of … Read more