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Summary: Find out whether buying a new or used sax, or renting a saxophone is the best option for a beginner; learn how with tips from our expert sax player in this free sax video music lesson.

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Mitch Kaplan Proficient on multiple instruments, Mitch Kaplan has performed and taught music for two decades. He is also a published author of music education books and on... read more

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by guldner67

Mitch, I want some of what you're smoking! You sure can play but WTF are you saying on this clip about buying a sax. Comedy is not pretty. Try a --.

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How to Buy a Saxophone for a Beginner

For expertvillage.com this is Mitch Kaplan. In this clip we will be talking about purchasing a saxophone. Purchasing a saxophone is of course again pretty much like buying a car, and it is a very large investment, so you should have a professional with you at all times trying the lows and the highs of the instrument. You should check out the brand names, make sure that all the brand names, could be an important factor whether they are reputable or not, and you should check out websites and do lots of research before you make this investment. Now one would know that the price range would fluctuate, and again it can go from anywhere from $600 to about $8,000. The neck of the saxophone is a new factor. Everything makes the difference in sound when you purchase a saxophone, so the neck of the saxophone is an important feature. Many new companies are coming out with different necks and some have even multiple necks when they sell the saxophone. When you purchase the instrument you should see what it comes with, what kind of utensils it comes with such as cork grease, mouthpieces and that is about it for purchasing a saxophone.

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