Keilwerth SX90R Alto Saxophone

Professional model.

Since 1925, Keilwerth has concerned itself with creating saxophones that allow the musician to shape his own sound and style. With this in mind, Keilwerth took the technical advantages and improvements of the SX 90, and added some extra features to truly make the musician‘s instrument his own. The result was the SX 90 R (the R standing for tone hole rings), a saxophone reminiscent of the old Conn and Buescher saxophones of the 1940s.

The most striking feature of this saxophone is its tone holes. The SX 90 R uses tone hole rings which are soldered on to the standard drawn tone holes. The tone hole rings give the pads a longer life, and the rings themselves are easier to replace if necessary, because they are a piece separate from the tone hole. The production of darker, more immediate, less focused sound is an added benefit of the tone hole rings, which allow the musicians to form their own individual voice.

Features

• Gold lacquered finish
• Bigger bow section - makes low register easy to play at all dynamic levels
• Tone hole rings - greater security against air leaks, much quieter mechanical action and greater sound emission
• High quality Leather pads with metal resonators, waterproof - long lasting, improved sound projection and clarity
• B-Bb-C#-G# key mechanism for the left hand little finger - easy to operate because of pivoted Bb key
• Extra F-arm with adjusting screw - increased security against air leaks in all registers played by the right hand
• Adjustable palm keys (height and angle) - high playing comfort
• G# pad cup lifting mechanism - no more sticking G-sharp
• Mother of pearl key inlays without metal rim - optimum playing comfort
• Auxiliary high F# key - improved playing facility in the altissimo register
• Adjustable metal thumb rest (height and angle) - optimum hand positioning
• Hydraulically formed neck - excellent intonation and response

Specifications

• JK2400-8 gold lacquered
• Bell diameter: 133mm
• Weight: 2.6kg
• Tone hole rings
• Adjustable thumb rest
• Adjustable palm keys
• Extra F-arm with adjusting screw
• G# pad cup lifting mechanism
• Stainless steel screws
• Mother of pearl key inlays without metal rim
• Leather pads with metal resonators, waterproof
• Hydraulically formed neck