Keilwerth SX90R Tenor Saxophone, Black Nickel

Full Description

SX90R

The SX90R is capable of producing a rich, solid tone - ideal for most musical styles ranging from classical to jazz. This flexibility enables professional players to practise in as many styles as they want, to help find their voice. The vintage body has excellent projection and responds quickly to the player. Hand engraving, silver plated keys, mother of pearl key buttons, adjustable palm keys and thumb rest, leather pisoni pads and metal resonators finish the design.

Tone hole rings

A good quality tone hole is level and makes it easier to seat a pad. Many expensive instruments use rolled toneholes to create a wider seating area for a pad, the downsides of this is that they are hard to level and are easily damaged. The Keilworth uses tonehole rings to give your pads a longer life. The separate rings are also easier to replace if necessary making maintenance easier. Another benefit is the darker tone from the tone hole rings giving you a more professional sound.

Adjustable palm keys

A common issue saxophone players find with their instruments is the palm keys not being the correct height. Usually this requires all sorts of accessories or a visit to a technician. Keilworth have solved this issue by making their palm keys easilly adjustable, allowing you to find the perfect fit for your hands and making your playing more comfortable.

Julius Keilwerth

Exploring the culture of jazz music, Keilwerth saxophones express sounds ranging from warm tones to high penetrating notes. Keilwerth saxophones were brought to the market in the latter part of the 20th century. Popular for their freedom to create a unique voice, musicians from every style of music have relied on these saxophones. These saxophones are capable of producing a consistent bold and distinctive sound. Strong influences such as Dave Liebman, James Moody, Nick Brignola, Ernie Watts, and Kirk Whalum, among many others have helped to create awareness of this unique sound. The Keilwerth saxophone are regularly researched and developed to achieve their enhanced playing abilities.

Specifications

• Finish: Black nickel plated
• Key work: Gold lacquer
• Body: German brass
• Key buttons: Mother of pearl
• Engraving: Laser precision
• Palm keys: Adjustable
• Thumb rest: Metal, adjustable
• Pads: Leather pisoni
• Resonators: Metal
• Tone holes: Drawn with hand soldered rings
• Sax type: Tenor
• Key of: Bb
• Range: Low Bb to high F#
• Included accessories
  • Case
  • Ligature
  • Cap