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Date Posted: 00:32:29 12/22/03 Mon
Author: beginner
Author Host/IP: cm61-10-7-2.hkcable.com.hk / 61.10.7.2
Subject: �s��Q�R Sax

�b�f��ݨ�@�K alto �� BU4Dir... around HK5400, ��n HK8100.

�i�H��? �٬O Yamaha �n�O?

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- mark, 12:20:43 12/22/03 Mon [1] (cm61-10-7-173.hkcable.com.hk/61.10.7.173)

Mr./Ms beginner,

I think the Yamaha alto cost more than $5400, a lot more, much more.

For that amount of money, you should be comparing it with Brasil made Weril or Taiwaness Jupiter alto.

Value for your money.

By the way, Parsons carries the Toyama brand saxes. Not all branches carries stock (You have to ask if any branch have stock of alto). Real cheap ($3000 for the alto). Looks fantastic (all SHINING GOLD!).

Tell you what, I had one myself and I am satisfied with it. My wife once phoned me from the street to tell me that she can hear me playing it at home (Hmmmmm, I live on the 11th floor, you get the idea?).

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- Joe, 16:05:19 12/22/03 Mon [1] (imsbbcf04.netvigator.com/218.102.39.132)

If your budget is around $5000-HKD, Jupiter is a good choice for a beginner. Don't waste money on some China made product (Toyama).

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- mark, 11:37:21 12/23/03 Tue [1] (cm61-10-7-173.hkcable.com.hk/61.10.7.173)

Hi Joe,

This a common enough topic.

If you go to the web there are many such references. The common theme is don't waste money on cheap Chinese or Indian instruments. However there are some problems with this theme - there are so many Chinese instrument makers......some cheap, some quite expensive, some real bad but also some quite good! And we know China changed so much recent years. So it is not categorical (Don't waste money on some China made product), and it cannot be, right?

I also did some research before I jump....., Hmmmm......I mean before I buy a toyama. Here is a review if you are interested:

http://www.jinyinusa.com/article2.htm

I think it is a fair review.

By the way, I don't just have a toyama alto. I have a toyama alto and and a toyama tenor and a toyama flute (I don't have a toyama bass like some member here does). The label on the horns said that they were made in Vietnam and Indonesia. I admit that there are minor problems with my toyamas - the leather bump paddings somethimes are displaced, a tone hole cover pad even fell off (to my horror) such that I have to take out the tune hole cover and glue the pad back on. Luckily this is not my first experience with paddings falling off. I've seen that before. Some how I consider all these minor problems and easily rectified. And unlike other Chinese instruments the toyamas has a warrantee period. So it is quite safe.

I also have various wind/other instruments, many/mostly yamaha, one by Jupiter and many others by other makers. In fact, quite a number of them. They are good no doubt (otherwise I won't be buying so many of them). But just good. And yamaha some times disappoints/irritates when some of its parts comes in loose and it buzz and rattle when you sound a low note. You then need to spend a lot of time to rectify the buzz/rattle.

Have you had a chance to really play a toyama, any toyama? What are your findings? Just curious to know.

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- saxman, 11:17:08 12/25/03 Thu [1] (u205-84.u61-70.giga.net.tw/61.70.205.84)

I'm a saxophone player who live in Taipei on Taiwan.

If you want a cheaper and nicer alto saxophone
which made in Taiwan, you can email to me.

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- Joe, 13:28:33 12/25/03 Thu [1] (pcd319097.netvigator.com/203.218.109.97)

Why don't any farmous saxophonist use Toyama?

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- mark,, 10:23:58 12/27/03 Sat [1] (NoHost/202.73.1.98)

Hi Joe,

I suppose, any famous player would use the best instrumnets, no matter the cost, right?

Toyama is by no means the best instrument, NO. They are just cheap....I mean low price.....decent instrument.

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- Chi, 14:15:44 12/29/03 Mon [1] (gateway.gthk.com.hk/210.177.251.28)

I too a beginer looking for an alto saxophone. The choices before me are Jupiter HK$6K+ (forget model), Amati AA32/2 HK$4.9 (org. 5.8K, on sale) both at Tom Lee (lowest models), and Unison HK$5K (from a good friend, he bought it at HK$11K and has not used it much). Can someone give some comments or advice?

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[> Re: �s��Q�R Sax -- Fuoco, 11:41:02 12/31/03 Wed [1] (NoHost/202.73.1.98)

I have a second-hand alto saxophone
YAS-475 Yamaha
Welcome contact me for details
so_andrew@sinaman.com

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