Mendini By Cecilio Alto Saxophone for Beginners, E Flat Tenor Saxophone for Students Musicians with Tuner, Mouthpiece, Case, 10 Reeds, Grease, Cleaning Cloth & Rod, Gloves, Strap, Book (Black Gold)

This saxophone worked perfectly. I bought it for my elementary school son instead of renting, when I did the cost breakdown and realized as long as he played it for 1 year it was less than leasing an instrument. It is now several years later, it lasted 2 years in band, and he still plays it occasionally (at my request).Tip: Saxplained is a YouTube channel that lets kids get into playing the songs they want really fast. I credit the online music tutorials for helping my son enjoy using this saxophone beyond the songs he learned in band class.

Bought this sax 3 weeks ago, first time sax player, a few observations..1 The sax itself is absolutely beautiful, mine is purple with gold keys. The sound is sassy and warm, the keys seem to be snug where they should be and and move when they shouldn’t.2 the reeds that come with it are very rough, didn’t use them, got a different brand. Work much better.3 the mouthpiece looked like a honey badger was using it for a toothpick, there were nicks in the bed, it couldn’t pass a pop test. Got a Yamaha 4c. Plays much better.4 the case is quite functional for a soft case, the inside is form fitted with hard foam to hold the sax quite firm.Overall it’s a great starter for anyone leaning to play.Oh, and I’m 61, am tone deaf, and partially deaf in both ears, thank you Uncle Sam! And can’t read music. But I’m learning!

My mom recently got one for meAnd there is this brother in church that always wanted oneSo the church bought this color for himI think he's gonna love thisAnd might I said i really love the saxOfc if you're going pro or on gigs i definitely recommend other reeds.The colors are amazingAnd it very wel made too

Hey… pa Los Que saben español, yo nunca había tocado saxofón y apenas empiezo a aprender, pero Enrealidad me sorprendió por que está muy bueno… na más no lo sé usar muy bien pero un amigo que si sabe me dijo que estaba demasiado bueno para el precio al que está (yo lo compré a $200)

I ordered this saxophone for my 5th grade daughter to use in her school band class. I'm not expert enough to speak to other situations, but if you're considering purchasing this saxophone for a young, beginning player, I highly recommend it. Two reasons:#1 I'm familiar with other instruments but know/knew next to nothing about the sax, so I asked my daughter to have her teacher give me an honest opinion. The music teacher said that for a beginning musician, this sax is more than adequate; he felt that it was probably good enough to last a musician into high school band. Again, while a serious, experienced saxophonist would probably want a better horn, the "Mendini by Cicilio" is fine for a beginner.#2. The cost as compared to renting from my local music store. Obviously this will vary from place to place but I live in Utah, where things tend to be comparatively inexpensive. That said, to rent my daughter a sax would have been $55 a month. We could return it any time, or after paying $1100 we would have owned it. But at a minimum we would have needed the rental for nine months--one school year--for a total cost of $495. That's about $300 more than it cost to purchase a sax outright. Yes, the rental was a better quality Yamaha, but see "reason #1" above for why that doesn't matter. The only benefit to renting was free repairs, but unless someone is seriously careless with the instrument that's not going to cost anywhere near $300. In other words, as counter-intuitive as it seems, it was much cheaper to buy this saxophone than it would have been to rent one for a single scholastic year. This doesn't even consider the 10 free reeds (they run about $2.50 each, retail), or the tuner/metronome (like the sax--not top quality but certainly good enough to get you started; probably a $15-20 value). The only hardware I'd suggest upgrading immediately is the neck strap: the one included is uncomfortable and has actually come unhooked a couple times just by the weight of the instrument.To sum up: this is a very decent saxophone for a very low price, much lower than anything else I could find. I am extremely satisfied with this purchase, as is my daughter, the nascent saxophonist. It still sounds like an angry goose when she plays, but her teacher assures me she's doing fine, and that she has a good instrument to learn on.

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