Next Student Saxophone
My son finally motivated me to pick up an instrument again about 6 months ago....so I went down to the the local repair shop / music store and they had 3 tenor saxophones which interested me. I settled a Conn USA 16M from 1959. Reviews were excellent and the price was right. I believe it is referred to as a tank.
6 months into this, I find there are some issues......like when I play high D the entire instrument moves to the right and the mouthpiece starts to tip out of my mouth. There are other issues related to the balance of the horn which aren't too good for Dad who is approaching 50. I went back to the shop to 'upgrade' a few weeks ago. I tried out a Yamaha YTS 23. After all of the Yamaha reviews, I got a bit of a shock when I discovered the Yamaha had no character. Hated the sound.
I love the sound that comes out of that 16M. Are their any instruments out there with modern fingering that sound somewhat similar to the 16M - that it would make sense for a newer player to purchase. I don't want my horn to sound like my son's trombone. It's got to sound like a sax.
Note: I'm not a complete novice. I played woodwinds prior to my 35 year hiatus. I've been working on the sax 45 - 60 minutes a day since I got it. Chops are slowly improving.
Thank you for any advice.
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