This is the essential guide to the saxophone mouthpiece, taking you through what each of the three essential mouthpiece components is and what difference they will make to your overall sound ..read more

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USEFUL SET-UP TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES During the set-up process for our store EMEO there were several hiccups that prevented me from getting going, so I just wish to pass on my findings here during this blog in the hope that I can make things a little smoother for you.  I received a great, personalised service from the main developer at Respiro, a Mr Rudy Verpaele (rudy.verpaele@gmail.com), and learned the following information: Firstly, the general advice is that the associated Respiro software will operate more optimally on Apple Mac over and above Windows-based systems.   ..read more

By Oren Gurney - Saxophone Specialist  The Saxophone isn’t the instrument you would immediately think of when it comes to classical music. Although you are probably very familiar with its use in the world of pop, rock, and jazz (and that is more than likely why you were inspired to take up the instrument), the saxophone has been used in a classical setting ever since its invention by Adolphe Sax in the 1840’s. Sax’s idea was to create an instrument with agility like the clarinet or flute, but with the dynamic range and projection of the trumpet. Sadly, despite its use in orchestral works ..read more

by Michael Leopold Weber We here at sax.co.uk often find ourselves speaking most about one end of the saxophone spectrum or the other. We discuss the very best saxophones for beginners, whether that be our own range of Sakkusu’s, industry staples like the Yamaha YAS-280 or new and emerging models such as Jean-Paul USA AS-400. We wax lyrical about professional models from the likes of Yanagisawa, Selmer Paris and Rampone & Cazzani (that last one might just be me…). But there is a middle ground in the saxophone market. One that doesn’t get spoken about all that often: the intermediate horn ..read more

Throughout our time here at Sax.co.uk, we get asked many different questions about many different products. One of the most common questions we get is “does it really make a difference?”. This can be a hard question to answer sometimes without in depth analysis, so I figured I’d channel my inner Louis Theroux and investigate! So here we go with Part 2: Lacquer. WHAT IS LACQUER? The first point we need to address is what actually is Lacquer? Well, simply put, lacquer is paint that is applied onto a material, for the purpose of keeping the material underneath from tarnishing or making the mater ..read more

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Throughout our time here at Sax.co.uk, we get asked many different questions about many different products. One of the most common questions we get is “does it really make a difference?”. This can be a hard question to answer sometimes without in depth analysis, so I figured I’d channel my inner Louis Theroux and investigate! So here we go with Part 3: Ligature. Prepare yourselves gang, we are going down the rabbit hole here.  Hold on, surely we should be talking about Mouthpieces here?  It is very well documented how much difference a mouthpiece can make to your sound (we have in fa ..read more