Kenny G- G Series Vintage Lacquer Soprano Saxophone- Exhibition model reduced!
	Italian Leather Pads: The Kenny G Signature Pads are made by Pisoni the premier pad manufacture in the world today. 1 piece body construction. The bore of the soprano is patterned after the soprano Kenny plays. Front harmonic F key. The unique design of this new key features the opening of the palm E key by the harmonic key instead of the traditional opening of the palm F key. This makes the Front F or harmonic fingerings respond faster, have a better tone color and play more in tune. Vintage style left hand little finger keys and tone holes. No lyre holder but we did add a neck strap ring. A newly designed thumb rest that has contoured edges to allow the thumb to remain relaxed while playing. A leather case that has a large pocket for all those extra reeds we need to try to find a good one. Top US Sax repairer Rheuben Allen has been working alongside Kenny G to bring out this line of top-level soprano saxophones. Kenny is well known for his highly polished, sweet and soulful saxophone sound, and surely a lot of this can be attributed to the sax that he has been playing for years – a Selmer Mark VI. As we all know, vintage saxes in particular can vary from model to model, and so the whole concept behind designing these saxes was to create a new instrument that matched the tonal qualities and feel of Kenny’s original sax, as closely as possible. I think that it’s safe to say that he has achieved an impressive result! Cosmetically speaking, the sax is very attractive – it has a lovely dark gold lacquer, giving an appearance that we associate with the most desirable vintage instruments. Rheuben has also engineered the key-work to closely follow the feel of Kenny’s Mark VI; the left-hand table stack has the elongated design reminiscent of saxophones of that era. The alternative high E and high F (played with the harmonic key) have become more stable in pitch due to Rheuben’s innovative key linkage system. The key action in general also feels very comfortable. Now, let’s get down to the crux of the matter – the tone! I have to say that it’s very impressive. My main impression is that it’s very centred and full of depth, so really, laying the perfect foundations for producing the kind of soulful and singing sound that we can associate with Kenny G. After extensive testing we have decided to supply all of our Kenny G Saxes with a Jody jazz hard rubber mouthpiece. I personally think that the combination of the warmth of tone of this mouthpiece along with the natural depth and quality of sound of the soprano gives a wonderful, rich tonal result. In terms of metal mouthpieces, I found that the Otto Link offered a pure and well-blended sound, giving a little more natural power and brightness. Overall, I have to say that all the research and development in putting this soprano together has produced an excellent result, and I would thoroughly recommend coming down to one of our stores to do some play testing! Jim Cheek Aug 08