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Keilwerth SX90R Nickel Silver Tenor SaxophoneAdd more power and projection. The Keilwerth SX90R Nickel Silver Tenor Saxophone adds quicker response and projection to the same tone hole and body design as the original Keilwerth SX90R. The rolled tone holes also make for better sealing and less key noise. A vintage sound coupled with such modern technology, make the Keilwerth SX90R tenor saxophone a favorite among jazz players world-wide. Complete with case, Keilwerth mouthpiece, two necks and care products.
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Well I thought I'd share my view on these keilwerth horns.I purchased a shadow alto and a nickel silver tenor about 5 years ago and am quite happy with them.the tenor has a big fat sound with alot of color and the shadow alto is a wild,built for rapid execution with a great colorful fat sound.I was at a gig a while back and I grabbed my tenor and the case was'nt closed.It hit a tile floor full force,man the worst day ever.The bell and the right thumb rest took most of the impact.I took it to a repair guy and he took the dents out and got it playing and you can hardly tell.I think that these horns are built tough and very much made for the every day working musician.Nice horns!
In my review, I forgot the main reason I had given the SX90R only three stars. It was because of the rolled tone holes. My service tech has has to do a lot of work maintaining this horn (that I almost never play) because of the leaks caused by the design incorperating the rolled tone holes. Plus, they are not truly rolled tone holes. They are soldered on rings by hand so one can easily see how the pads might not seat as well as, let's say, a consistent yamaha! So aside from my personal preference of the brighter yamaha sound compared to the darker sounding Keilwerth, I wanted to share my experience with the difficulty in maintaining the Keilwerth. Hope this helps!
Back in '97 I was playing a Yamaha 62. I got to play about 15 of these one afternoon and pick one out. The assortment included both straight and "rolled" tone holes, and the black nickel as well as the unoxidized "white" nickel. In my case the very clear winner was the unoxidized nickel with rolled tone holes. The horn is extremely free blowing. My preferred sound is a heavy Ben Webster sound, and I need a good bit of resistance to get it. I'm using an old Link from the 20's with a 5 opening and #5 V-16 reeds for a very warm, fat tone, and all the resistance I need. With this setup, a warm subtone on the bottom end isn't even work -- it just comes out without thinking about it. For R&B, big band, anything louder (such as the play Hairspray, which has a 60's pop vibe) I use a brighter setup (Morgan Excalibur 6L with V-16 #4 reeds) and man I can peel the paint -- but only if I need to. I'm tellin' ya, the horn is extremely flexible, and will go with you whatever you're trying to do. With this brighter setup, you still subtone the low end, or if you want, you can belt it out and knock people over. The low end on this horn speaks more easily and flexibly than any other horn I've played. You don't have to think about it -- it just plays. You don't have to drop your jaw or change your embouchure -- it just comes out. The keywork on the horn is heavy, definitely heavier than a good Mark VI, but you get used to it. Mine has never "broken in" the way I hoped it would. Overall the horn itself is quite heavy too, but again, you get used to it. Intonation, well it's a saxophone, what do you expect? I find up to high C it's actually amazingly well in tune with itself, but going higher, you gotta work to control it or it will soar up pretty high. My high D was higher than the rest, so I had some cork put into the lower part of the high D tone hole. It's still high, but now it's more in line with the rest of the other palm keys, and I've learned to control this. Altissimo is extremely easy on this horn (even with that old Master Link). If you can't get altissimo on this horn, you need to work on your voicing technique because the horn is not the problem! Yes, the rolled tone holes are not really rolled. They're actually rings soldered onto the holes. I love 'em. For me I don't like to slap the keys down and get that Johnny Griffin hammer smack on the beginning of each note. I like the old school buttery legato lines, and the rolled tone holes make it easier to achieve that. You can still smack 'em down and make each note pop, but that's not what I'm after. I don't think the rolled tone holes inherently require more maintenance. If you're hard on the horn and the tone holes are getting banged around, well yes, you might have trouble keeping 'em in adjustment, or even finding anyone that knows how to work on them. You have to decide if it's worth the risk. A side benefit to rolled is that they have much more surface against the pad, and I feel this gets a better seal and increases pad life. I'm still playing the original pads on my tenor. Everybody's making a black lacquer horn now, and you seem them everywhere you go, but the white nickel ones with gold lacquer keys are still pretty unique. I get more comments on how beautiful this horn is. Everybody wants to know who makes it and why they've never seen one like this before. You may or may not care about this, but I'm just mentioning it so you'll know. In summary, I've had this horn for about 15 years, and I've never seriously been tempted to switch. When the horn plays so easily and so flexibly, I'm happy to put up with the few drawbacks it has.
I love my Yamaha horns! However, I had the opportunity to purchase at a ridiculously low price a virtually unused, mint condition Keilwerth Nickel-silver SX90R tenor sax. My wife, who does not like my playing on my Yamaha horns because she thinks they sound too bright, loves this horn. But what does she know? Just kidding honey! Anyway, she likes it because of the darker sound (obviously because of the material used to produce the horn). In fact, I think it is the darkest sounding horn that I have ever played. It projects well and plays evenly in tune throughout all of the registers. But I find that it is not as free blowing as the Yamaha Custom Z or 62II. The Keilwerth has oversized keys which are supposed to make it more ergonomically correct, thus easier to play. Yeah, not true. I am a big boy at 6' 2" and find the feel of the horn awkward. Plus the horn cost thousands more than Yamaha! Just not worth it. And when trying to sell it at an almost giving it away price, no one wants it. In summary, even though it is one of the prettiest horns you will ever see, it just is not worth the price and for the money, quality and consistency, you can't beat Yamaha. There is a reason why todays top performers are playing and/or switching to Yamaha. So if you are in the market for a new or used tenor, give wwbw a call. You will get the best price, outstanding customer service, knowledgeable staff to assist you in getting that new ...Yamaha to you. And I am not exaggeratin. I have bought from Sam Ash, Musiciansfriend, Music123, etc... and WWBW is by far the best. I have always had wonderful experiences when purchasing from wwbw!
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