Kessler Custom Performance Series Soprano Sax – Gold Lacquer
$799.00
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Kessler Custom Performance Series Soprano Sax
One Piece Pro Bore | Exceptional Value
Kessler Custom Performance Series Soprano SaxPerformance Series Soprano Sax Features
Our Performance Series Soprano Sax features the same advanced bore design and wonderfully strong brass that we use on our professional models. They are combined with a light weight “single post to body” construction to make the instrument vibrate easier than the heavier “ribbed construction” used on our Standard & Deluxe Series sopranos. With soprano sax, this helps decrease the resistance of the horn and makes it respond easier. Single Post construction as well as imitation finger touches helps to keep the cost of the saxophone down. The Performance Series Soprano Sax gives you a phenomenal sax at a student & school friendly price!
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Available Finishes
The standard Performance Series soprano sax is offered in a traditional gold lacquer with plastic finger touches with Mother of Pearl finger touches (upgraded in October 2016)! However, unlike our Performance Series alto and tenor saxes, we offer our Performance Series Soprano Saxes in our alternate Vintage Dark Lacquer finish with Abalone finger touches. We also offer the Performance Series soprano saxophones in a Curved Soprano model in both finishes!
Is this the Right Soprano for You?
Soprano Saxophones are very misunderstood instruments. They are commonly considered more difficult to play than an alto or tenor saxophone.
In reality, the problem with soprano saxophone has more to do with how they are played rather than the soprano sax itself. Plainly put, you cannot play a soprano sax the same way you would an alto sax as they are not the same instrument! Dave Kessler wrote an article about this very issue and details:
- Why is soprano harder to play?
- How to choose a soprano
- How best to approach playing soprano
Take a moment and read the article here: Dave Kessler’s Music Blog – Choosing a Soprano Sax
Every soprano sax that we send out includes a copy of our “Soprano Sax Playing Tips Guide” that will help players achieve the best performance out of their soprano sax. You can also download a PDF copy of that guide by clicking here.
Professional Setup
Every horn we send out to a customer is not released from us unless it has been completely setup in our shop first. This is because the setup on the horn is of the utmost importance! Sometimes, a saxophone (regardless of who the manufacturer or the price point is) comes in needing 20 minutes of adjustments and then the very next one can require 2 hours! So if you were to get 5 of the same model right out of the box, they will all play different which leads people to believe that they are “good” or “bad” saxes… but the reality is that the one that was the best out of the 5 was likely the one that needed the least amount of work and on the flip side, the “bad” sax was the one that needed 2 hours worth of adjustments!
Once the same 5 saxophones are properly regulated and adjusted to perfection, they become near identical saxophones that even the pickiest of players would be challenged to pick a true “favorite” horn. However, since most stores do not or even can not perform this setup, the player never knows this and is simply relying on the luck of the draw. This is why we perform our setup (in our www.SaxophoneRepairs.com ProShop) on them before delivering your new sax to you. You trust us with your purchase and we want to make sure that you are rewarded by giving you your ideal saxophone setup flawlessly!
| Bore | One Piece, Professional French Style Bore |
| Body Material | Brass (70% copper), Gold Lacquered (other finishes available) |
| Body Construction | Single Post to Body Construction |
| Pads | High Quality Leather with Metal Domed Resonators |
| Range | Low Bb to High F# |
| Finger Touches | Mother of Pearl (as of October 2016) |
| Mouthpiece | Rico Royal B7 (upgrades available) |
| Ligature | Basic Ligature & Cap (upgrades available) |
| Case | Kessler Custom Backpacker Case |
Financing Available
Multiple Financing Options Available!
We have a myriad of different financing options available for your new instrument! From affordable monthly payments over a longer period of time to other options that can include 0% Interest or Deferred Interest options, we can help find a way to make the instrument of your dreams become the instrument of your reality! Give us a call!
United Midwest Savings Bank
UMWSB offers flexible, long term financing with term lengths of up to 60 months at an affordable 12.99% APR. Better yet, their financing has No Pre-Payment Penalty so you can pay off your balance at anytime and only pay for the interest for the length of time you had the loan!
Minimum of $850 required for UMWSB Financing
Synchrony
Synchrony Financial is one of the national leaders in consumer financing. With deferred interest options (Interest if waived if paid off in promotional term) and sometimes, they offer manufacturer partnered promotions to offer you an even better term length.
Minimum of $299 required for Synchrony Financing
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Daniel (verified owner) –
This horn is amazing. They have amazing instruments and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a soprano or any sax. It has a warm tone to it not like other sopranos I’ve played. Overall this is the best money I’ve ever spent.
jessecobra (verified owner) –
Wow, as a beginner this is SO MUCH better than the cheap chinese sax I thought I could start with!
birdtrane_99 –
I bought this horn eight years ago. I had several steady gigs in New Orleans. I played this sax three nights a week. I’ve taken this horn all over the northeast and southeast since then. It still plays as well as the day I bought it.
le_pwner (verified owner) –
Setup 9.5/10
Construction 7/10
Ergonomics 10/10
Case 10/10
Intonation 10/10
Value 99/10