The saxophone, also known as sax, is a musical instrument that you can buy at La Musa Instrumentos. It is conical and belongs to the woodwind family.
Normally, the saxophone is made of brass, consisting of a single-reed mouthpiece.
The history of the saxophone
The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in the early 1840s, commonly associated with popular music, Big Band music and, above all, jazz. Hence, all performers of this instrument are called saxophonists.
Although the reason why Adolphe Sax created this instrument is unknown, the theory suggests that he did so based on the clarinet, an instrument he played and began to conceive with the idea of building an instrument that had the strength of brass with the acoustic qualities of a wood instrument. That is to say, he sought to create a "metal clarinet".
After his intense work, performing exhaustive tests and experiments, he managed to achieve greater sonority, resulting in a more metallic sound and a new instrument.
The saxophone mouthpiece
The saxophone uses a single-reed mouthpiece, similar to the clarinet, although the saxophone's is somewhat larger, possessing a round or square hollow inner chamber, and being wider than the clarinet's.
The saxophone mouthpiece lacks a cork-covered joint, since the saxophone's neck is inserted directly into the mouthpiece.
These mouthpieces are usually made of different materials, which can be metallic or non-metallic.
Non-metallic mouthpieces are usually made of ebonite, plastic or hard rubber, although they are sometimes made of glass, porcelain, bone and wood.
Find your saxophone at La Musa Instrumentos
At La Musa Instrumentos you can buy a wide variety of models of saxophone: soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax or baritone sax.
On our website you can buy saxophones of all levels, so we have more affordable models for students or beginners, and other models for true experts.
At La Musa Instrumentos we work with the best saxophone brands on the market, such as Selmer, P.Mauriat, Yanagisawa, Jupiter or Schagerl.
Contact us for more information or visit our website to better visualize all our available models.