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Another Fantastic Review for the Blues 141

This is what Andy Tweed had to say about our Blues 141 Alto Saxophone in Music Teacher magazine:

"This sax is exclusive to Packers of Taunton. In appearance it has all those Selmer motifs but with a bigger flare to the bell. The finger touch-plates are inlaid in black, creating a very distinctive look. Significantly on a budget instrument, the materials used are brass for the body but bronze for the bow and bell. This is something the quality manufacturers have introduced, noticeably Yanagisawa whose bronze range of instruments is proving very popular. Build quality is excellent with solid keywork.

The case is excellent: semi-solid with a fabric outer layer, two useful pockets on the outside for music and rucksack carry-straps. It included a neoprene neckstrap, a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece, a standard metal ligature, a Rico 1½ reed, a Selmer sax care kit with more brushes and cloths than I knew what to do with, and a comprehensive do's and don't list.

The sound is warm and pleasingly heavy. One of the reasons pro players use the instruments they do is because as you push the sound louder the saxophone responds, keeping the sound rich and musical without harshness. This saxophone can do this too, making it very satisfying to play. Tuning is very good though and the supplied mouthpiece fitted well and worked well with the Rico reed."

Andy went on to say that out of all the student saxophones he tried the Blues 141 was one of his favourites and he preferred it to the YamahaYAS275 and the Jupiter JAS565GL

" ..it has quality build but also had great sounds that would last a student for years before they felt the need to step up to pro instruments."

Date - 11/08/2006

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