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Saxophone Manual PDF
Saxophone Manual PDF
O w n er s M a n ua l
●Take care not to disfigure the instrument. ●Do not modify the instrument. Besides
Placing the instrument where it is unstable voiding the warranty, modification of the Bell
may cause the instrument to fall or drop instrument may make repairs impossible.
Key Guard
resulting in disfigurement.
●Be careful not to touch the pin springs Mouthpiece
●Keep the instrument away from heat during maintenance, etc. The end of the Neck
sources such as heaters, etc. Also, do not pin springs is sharpened to provide
Bell
use or store the instrument in any extreme greater key action. Ligature
conditions of temperature or humidity. Low octave key
●Tenor Sax ●Baritone Sax High octave key
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Before Playing Before Playing
Caution!
The end of reed is very weak and easy to split,
2 Attach the mouthpiece to the neck. which may be cause of a noise or making hard
to sound.
Be careful not to use excessive force, which may damage the instrument.
Blue colored points on the below photos are good for your holding the neck safely. Reed require careful handling.
Holding the neck 4 Put the cap on the mouthpiece and keep it on flat and safe place.
Caution!
Be careful not to apply excessive force, which may damage the instrument.
Hold the mouthpiece and push it to the position you can see 1/4 cork. 1 Grip the bell and take the instrument out from the case.
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Before Playing Before Playing
Caution!
End Plug 3 Check whether the keys function well. Low Octave Key, high Octave key,
End plug (Black plastic plug in right photo) is useful G# Key, LowC# Key are easy to take hold.
to protect the octave shaft when the instrument is
G# Key LowC# Key
in the case.
2 Loosen the neck screw and attach the neck to the body. Tighten the neck screw
after identifying the position.
Neck Screw
Octave shaft
Do not put pressure on the shafts When you hold the instrument,
indicated by a red sphere on the grip the above post, or put your
above photo. fingers into the bell and grip it.
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Before Playing Before Playing
3 Holding the instrument Put your left thumb on the thumb-rest (Round Black plastic), and put your right thumb
under the thumb-hook.
1 Wear the strap around your neck 2 Adjust the strap length. so that
then hook the strap onto the strap Mouthpiece come to your mouth
ring on the instrument. comfortably.
When you stand up from a chair or when you move, carry the instrument
Caution!
by your hands, do not hold the instrument by only the strap.
When you don t play the instrument, put the mouthpiece cap on the
mouthpiece to protect the reed.
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After playing After Playing
Caution!
Caution!
After playing the instrument, remove moisture between pads and tone-holes
Do not put too much pressure to the keys. as many as possible.
Placing the instrument where it is unstable may cause the instrument to fall or drop
resulting in disfigurement.
Hi D#
Hi D
G#
Hi E
4 Put the end plug on the instrument, but do not tighten the neck screw.
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After Playing
CAUTION!
Do not put too much pressure to the key on the neck.
Caution! The end of the pin springs are sharpened. Be careful no to touch.
4 Maintenance for Nack and Mouthpiece Wipe the joint-part to remove the moisture.
Remove the grease on the neck cork with the gauze.
1 Take off the mouthpiece cap and loosen the screw of ligature, then remove the reed Store the neck to the case.
and the ligature.
Return the reed to the reed case after wiping up moisture.
Put the ligature and mouthpiece cap on the mouthpiece, then store the mouthpiece
to the case.
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Fingering chart
( Back side)
Octave Key
[Left hand]
1st finger
2nd finger
3rd finger
low A key
Low A key (Baritone Sax only) Pinkie
High G# Key
(Soprano Sax only) [Right hand]
1st finger
2nd finger
3rd finger
Pinkie
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