New Keilwerth SX90R Solid Nickel Silver Alto Sax
JK2401-1-0

Retail: $7,600.00
Sale: $3,575.00
Special: $3,325.00!
In Stock!

Price includes a complete professional setup in our Pro Sax Shop prior to shipping to ensure that the saxophone is playing perfectly when you receive it! We also include a 1 year pads & adjustments warranty at no additional charge!

 

The Keilwerth SX90R alto saxophone is a truly amazing horn. Handmade in Germany using old world craftsman styles, the SX90R is truly a handmade professional saxophone. The unique bore and key mechanisms are found exclusively on Keilwerth saxophones and offer the player a horn unlike any other. The bore of the SX90R gives alto players the largest sound & presence available on any alto sax. Many players find that the SX90R alto gives a sound more in line with a tenor sax, while still maintaining the control and characteristics unique to an alto sax.

This model is an SX90R design with the major change of the material used in the tube (neck, body, bow & bell) construction. Instead of brass, this model is made from solid nickel-silver. Nickel-silver is an alloy comprised of 60% copper, 20% nickel & 20% zinc (regular brass is 70% copper and 30% zinc). The name "nickel-silver" is due to the metal's appearance being lighter in color than nickel but not quite as light as silver.

The nickel-silver used on this design gives the horn a little brighter sound but also provides a more vibrant response. Many people find this horn to be more flexible for jazz, rock & pop style playing. This is the same material used on the popular "Shadow" model. However, this finish is much easier to maintain.

Available Alternate Finishes on the Nickel Silver SX90R Alto Sax
	model number	Retail	Sale
"Shadow"	JK2401-5B2-0	$8,590.00	$3,975.00

Features	Benefits
Bigger bow section	makes low register easy to play at all dynamic levels
Tone hole rings	greater security against air leaks, much quieter mechanical action and greater sound emission
Body made from nickel silver	very direct response, well centered and extremely powerful sound
High quality Leather pads with metal resonators, waterproof	long lasting, improved sound projection and clarity
B-Bb-C#-G# key mechanism for the left hand little finger	easy to operate because of pivoted Bb key
Extra F-arm with adjusting screw	increased security against air leaks in all registers played by the right hand
Adjustable palm keys (height and angle)	high playing comfort
G# pad cup lifting mechanism	no more sticking G-sharp
Mother of pearl key inlays without metal rim	optimum playing comfort
Auxiliary high F# key	improved playing facility in the altissimo register
Adjustable metal thumb rest (height and angle)	optimum hand positioning
Hydraulically formed neck	excellent intonation and response

What does our Professional Setup do for you the customer?

No horn comes into our shop from the manufacturers in perfect adjustment. In fact, the longer that the horns have sat in a storage facility or on a shops shelves, the more out of adjustment they typically are. This is due to the felt and leather in the pads losing the compression that forms the "pad seat" causing leaks of air through the pads. Our Professional Setup prior to shipping is done to ensure that you receive a sax that plays perfectly right out of the box. This way you get the superior performance of the sax without having to have it "setup" by some other technician. As a professional shop, one of the biggest requirements falls on the repair abilities of the shop. Ours is one of the best around! We have some of the lowest prices in the country on instruments, no other shop can give you this price AND this setup.

 

 

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