Straight Bb soprano saxophone, Conn 1929, satin silver plated with art deco engravings. (Long model) Soprano in C, satin silver, Conn 1922 Curved modern Prologue soprano sax in Bb. Bert Brandsma playes them all and tells some stories. The tunes : Jeep’s Blues, composed by Johhny Hodges and Duke Ellington, There Is No Greater Love, and some spontanious improvisations. www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com … sopranino saxophone tested and three soprano saxes vintage conn art deco engravings modern …
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I’m not 100% sure, since I never compared them immediatly next to each other. I guess though that the long model is somewhat mellower and intonation is definitly much improved on the newer model. A pity that Conn stopped so early making sopranos. They were on a very good trail.
Hi I am very impressed by your playing of CONN Bb long bell soprano!
How will you define the sound difference between this long bell model and the previous CONN New Wonder soprano?
The curved sop I use here has as brand name Prologue. That is a cheap model, but the sound is not bad. Maybe it is not build to be very solid, but when you use it as double it could last for years I guess.
hello i have a question i play a tenor sax and i would like to buy a saprano and was wondering if you could tell me some good models tha are not toexpensive and i would want to be playing this for jazz songs
The fingering is the same, except that the sopranino & C sop. don’t have high E & F keys. These notes can be played, but you really need a good developed embouchure.
does it have same fingering as the tenor
me 2
they can run USD $450-500.00 from what i’ve seen
I’m 15 years old, I have been playing Alto sax for almost 5 years now, I love all the saxophones, but my fav will always be alto
It is true that you only can use short shank mouthpieces. But if you have one, and I simply have the original belonging to the sax, then this kind of sax plays perfectly in tune. It is so remarkingly good in fact, that I haven’t found a modern soprano yet, that was better in tune.
How do you tune the long model, supposedly you have to push the mouth piece as far a possible and you can only use “short” shank mouthpieces. Is this true?
im 15 i been playin for 5 years. i started on alto and now i got a soprano thinking it would take less. but i find mysel more worn out after playin g soprano. im scare of the sopranino lol
If you did not explain here, I would think those were clarinets. The saxophones I’ve seen on TV have large funnels in front. And you’ve played so effortlessly. I was told one needs very large lung power to play them. Thanks for sharing.
I would say : not really expensive, but they are hard to find in good condition.
are sopranino saxaphones expensive???
i want to play it for band so…?
Thank you for the fine music, outstanding job….you make me want to play the SAX. I guess that would entail learning to play first. lol
Watching this video got me to pull out the Conn C sop that Sarge of Worldwide sax fixed for me. Still plays so well but I need to move up to a harder reed at the D1 and D2 take a lot of effort to not have them pop an overtone.
hey all, i just got a soprano sax for xmas! ive been trying it out myself and tryin 2 have a go at it. So far ive just been goin with what sounds right to me and would be grateful if some 1 could make a video on whats what note and mayb some scales!
thanks fairyharper!
That curved soprano looks just like mine, except mine is from L.A. Sax. Weird, the bottom end pads are on the same side too haha.
No, I’m sorry. Just picked them from the recording. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, recorded I guess around 1938.
hey could u give me the music jeep’s blues for soprano sax
lol
On the Conn Bb and C soprano : original mouthpiece from Conn belonging to the horn. (There is no alternative, since modern piece don’t fit, they are too long)
On the Nino and the Curved : Selmer C*.
Reeds Vandoren #3.
Beautiful sound on all those instruments! What kind of mouthpieces and reeds are you using?
Jim
Hello Harry,
It is not so difficult to switch from clarinet to soprano. I started on clarinet myself.
Kind regards,
Bert