If you play or repair saxophones, this book is an absolute must read. Ernest Ferron discusses saxophone in detail. This book is divided into three categories:
I. How the saxophone functions:
-Sax's Parabola
-The Neck
-The Bow
-The Tone Holes
-The Bell
-The Mouthpiece
-Materials
-Projection
-Temperature and Tuning
II. Repairs
-Basic Tuning
-Handling Tools
-Dismantling the Saxophone
-Loose Keys
-Pivot Screws
-Hinge Keys
-Needle Springs
-Flat Springs
-Key Corks
-Neck Corks
-Padding
-Dent Repair
-Soldering
-Adjusting the Neck Socket
III. Adjustment and Harmonization
-Tuning Charts
-Tuning Defects
-Matching Octaves
-Low Register Response
-Response and Evenness
-Harmonization
117 pages with diagrams. |
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