The future of saxophone design

If you look at some of the work I've done so far (at the online store located at www.nationofmusic.com), I believe you will find things never offered to saxophone players before. Well, you ain't seen nuthin' yet!

We're absolutely overwhelmed by the great success we've had with our new models. The biggest immediate problem we've had is keeping the supply up with demand. I think we have a good handle on that now, and so we're going to proceed with some other projects that have been lying dormant for a while.

STEVE GOODSON MODEL SOPRANINO
We underestimated demand. That's all there is to it. I'm pleased to tell you that this little beauty will be available again in about two weeks. All examples will be in silver plate and have Saxgourmet kangaroo leather pads with solid brass Noyek resonators. An extra large Saxgourmet thumbhook will be standard. The great thing about this sopranino is the intonation: it's spot on!

STEVE GOODSON MODEL CURVED SOPRANO
I've been working on this design for years, and it's finally happening. Curved soprano saxes look cute (I don't know how many girls I've told "I picked this one before it was ripe...") but never felt right to me. I re-thought the key geometry, and I think we've got a winner here. I also moved the lowB and Bb keys to the right side of the bell. Not only does this significantly improve the voice of the lowest notes, but most importantly, it enabled us to extend the left hand pinky table out to a point where a normal person can easily reach the key touches. By making these changes, we were also able to use a floating mechanim low Bb key touch. Now the curved soprano feels like a real honest to goodness saxophone! The right hand thumbrest has been repositioned so the right hand is now in a natural position. I've also extended the range to high G, as this seems to be quite the fashion in soprano saxes these days. The palm keys are "conventional" style, and all of these horns come very heavily hand engraved (bell, bow, body tube, and bell flare) in silver plate. The pads are Saxgourmet black kangaroo with solid brass Noyek resonators. A three ring strap hook and a Saxgourmet extra large thumbrest are standard. This horn will set the standard for curved sopranos!

THE VESPRO'S ARE COMING!
We've decided to enter the "student" horn market. The difference in us and the competition is we want to do it right. Our new line of Vespro alto and tenor saxophones is full rib construction, floating mechanism left hand table (Take that! YAS-23!!), metal resonator pads (no plastic!) and, I hate to take credit for it, but better design and build quality than has been seen at anything approaching this price point. No they won't be the very lowest price saxophone you can buy, but they will be sold for less than the "name brand" competetion, and if you'll kindly give one a test play, you will easily see there's simply no comparison. Delivery to dealers will begin in a few weeks.