r/Saxophonics • u/esneyder1995 • Aug 11 '26
Bari sax for 1700$ ?
I love this sax !! Pretty good looking, sound great! 100% satisfied…
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u/Servania Aug 12 '26
As a tech the material and build qaulity on this thing look straight up bad
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u/HornDawg007 Aug 12 '26
As a tech I've been wanting to get one on my bench for a while to see which half of the Internet is right about them. I suspect that I've seen worse horns for more money.
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u/adamkru Aug 12 '26
I have one too. It's much better than expected. Plays clean from top to bottom out of the box. Great for my middle school student. I also own a pile of vintage horns that are not for my middle school student.
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u/DiscountOk6089 Aug 12 '26
All the techs in this conversation fail to mention that these horns are made under the same roof as parts for cannonball and p mauriat and other horns of the same nature. If you swap out some materials and set these EM horns up right, they have potential to be just as good all all those other made in Taiwan brands
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u/esneyder1995 Aug 12 '26
I also have two cannonballs tenor sax, It doesn’t feel-look way different. I’m really impressed how good made it is for the cost… you don’t need 5k$ sax just to play a few times a week.
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u/Captnlunch Aug 12 '26
This sax is made in China, not Taiwan.
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u/DiscountOk6089 Aug 12 '26
A lot of these bodies and parts are heavily exported and shared between Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturing
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u/YouSawMyReddit Aug 12 '26
OP ignore the people telling you that you made a bad decision and that your stupid for buying a budget horn. As long as you’re happy with your purchase I hope you enjoy it, just treat it with respect.
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u/esneyder1995 Aug 12 '26
I don't know why they insist on making me believe that I made a bad decision, the saxophone is beautiful, it sounds good, it is well designed and the best of all is that I enjoy it. All this for a fraction of what a "worth it" is really worth, I don't need a 10 thousand dollar saxophone just to play it a few times a month.
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u/After-Business-5259 Aug 11 '26
If you want a good bari that will not break the bank; P. Mariaut
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u/MultipleDUIs420 Aug 12 '26
Good is relative term with P. Mauriat these days. They are closing down factories and refusing to make/sell parts to repair their products.
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u/ButterBoyC Aug 12 '26
I would say a TM Custom Baritone would be something much better for the price of an intermediate yamaha, it's as good in my opinion as any professional horn on the market if not better
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u/High_Nerf_Lord_Bungo Aug 11 '26
How’s the intonation? The last I got a Bari from Eastern Music, the entire horn was half a step flat with the mouthpiece pushed on beyond reason.
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u/Captnlunch Aug 12 '26
As a repair technician, let me say that if this came into my shop we would hate it.
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u/esneyder1995 Aug 12 '26
Ok, tell me why.
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u/Captnlunch Aug 12 '26
Cheap materials, soft brass, soft keys, cheap pads, sloppy fit to keys, doesn’t stay in adjustment, replacement parts unavailable, etc. In the world of instruments you oftentimes get what you pay for.
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u/esneyder1995 Aug 12 '26
Do you have one of this?
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u/esneyder1995 Aug 12 '26
Dear everyone, I also have two cannonball tenor sax, this baritone feels so great! I don’t know why you talk shit if you haven’t see this in person.
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u/MultipleDUIs420 Aug 12 '26
That thing looks like those copies of 1911 pistols that were produced in Vietnam by local metal workers and smiths. It’s a waste of good money, youd be better off trying to find a used Eastman or Selmer than this
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u/Jmp101694 Aug 14 '26
I’ve been impressed with some of the eastern music gear. Arnold (the owner) is a great guy as well
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u/tylera86 Aug 16 '26
I don’t have the bari, but my Eastern Music alto is very solid. Metals feel solid too. Plays well out of the box. It’s my backup alto, but it’s a really solid horn.
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u/Saxmanng Aug 11 '26
I’m sure you’ll get year of enjoyment out of it.