The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. It is usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. The saxophone is commonly associated with popular music, big band music, blues, and jazz - but was originally intended as both an orchestral and military band instrument. Saxophone players are called saxophonists.

Low end Saxophone:  £360
High end Saxophone:  £4.500

The Saxophone requires polishing and to be kept clean and shiny, a shiny clean saxophone not only looks more impressive it sounds better.

• Reeds
• Mouthpieces
• Tuner
• Bags
• Bags and Cases
• Ligature

• Jazz
• Classical
• Rock
• Blues
• Pop
• March Music

• Giant Steps - John Coltrane
• Heavy Metal Bee Bop - Michael Brecker Donna Lee - Charlie Parker

The saxophone was developed circa 1840 by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument-maker, flautist, and clarinetist working in Paris. Although he had constructed saxophones in several sizes by the early 1840s, he did not receive a 15-year patent for the instrument until June 28, 1846. It was first officially revealed to the public in the presentation of the bass saxophone in C at an exhibition in Brussels in 1841. Sax also gave private showings to Parisian musicians in the early 1840s. He drew up plans for 14 different types of saxophones, but they were not all realized. Sax's intent, which was plainly stated in his writings, was to invent an entirely new instrument which could provide bands and orchestras with a bass to the woodwind and brass sections, capable of more refined performance than the ophicleide, but with enough power to be used outdoors. In short, Sax intended to harness the finesse of a woodwind with the power of a brass instrument. However, as Sax often offended rival instrument manufacturers, the resulting prejudice toward the man and his instruments led to the saxophone not being used in orchestral groups. For a long time, it was relegated to military bands, despite Sax's great friendship with the influential Parisian composer Hector Berlioz. For the duration of the patent (1846-1866), only the Sax factory could legally manufacture or modify the instruments, although this and Sax's numerous other patents were routinely breached by his rivals. After the patent expired in 1866, many different manufacturers introduced competing models, including many different modifications to Sax's original design.

• Soprano
• Alto
• Tenor
• Baritone
• Bass

• Clarinet
• Oboe
• Bassoon