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3.0 out of 5 stars
Adequate, July 16, 2007
This review is from: Revere 4700 Pro Soprano Sax Outfit with Deluxe Case --- ON SALE NOW
While this horn is certainly adequate to the need of a soprano player who is just fiddling around (which, in fact, was my intent...) there are some issues one might observe. The key seating is functional, but not terribly precise-- several of the keys on my horn appear slightly off center, though the pads do cover the holes.
Also, I would note, that the low register is extremely difficult to manage. I have significantly more experience on a Tenor sax, but I did use a soprano for a while in years ago... and I don't remember the low end (notes below low A) being nearly so difficult to produce without wobbling. I have, after a few days work, figured out how to handle this with dramatic shifts in facial tension, but that certainly wasn't easy... and it leaves me significantly less confident if I need to play this instrument with any gusto in public, where quick shifts between high and low register would be commonplace.
Again, an adequate horn, and probably worth the $350 I spent on it. I certainly would not have paid the "list" price of over $1000 for it, and would not recommend it to anyone demanding precision and perfection.
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