We've been selling the Voodoo Rex alto for over a year now, and it's our best selling saxophone. Developing the tenor has been a little frustrating, but at last, we've got it totally dialed in. A tenor is NOT just a "scaled up" alto! This horn is unequalled for a fat, dark, and complex tone.
The Voodoo Rex tenor has a SOLID COPPER body, bell, bow, and neck, all of which are fully and heavily hand engraved. The pads are our black kangaroo leather Saxgourmet pads (made for us by MusicMedic) with solid copper oversized Maestro air tight resonators. Like the alto, the Voodoo Rex tenor has an EXTRA LARGE BELL with a very unique taper, quite unlike anything seen before. This gives the horn unmatched projection. Also like the alto, this model features ROLLED TONE HOLES, ergonomic high F# and Chromatic F# key touches, asymmetrical palm key layout (really comfortable!), fully engraved key cups, double arms on the low C, B, and Bb keys, a three ring strap hook, an extra large Saxgourmet ergonomic RH thumb rest, blued needle springs, an ergonomic front F key, and lots of other great features found on no other horn on the market. We also include the latest edition of our Saxgourmet contoured super premium case, and deep water abalone key touches.
We have chosen to include our Saxgourmet solid copper neck with underslung octave key and our exclusive nodal weights and built in neck enhancer with this model. We tried about a dozen different neck variations, and finally settled on this particular neck, which was head and shoulders above the rest. We will offer more neck options for this horn in the future.
We will announce pricing and firm delivery dates in the near future.
Below is a link to a YouTube video so you can see and hear the horn. I'm using a Saxgourmet Yellow Moon stainless steel mouthpiece (.120).
Please be on notice that I was flying on three hours of sleep, so I ask your indulgence in advance for my playing!
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- Here's the basic stuff you've come to expect: I'm 60 years old, hold a bachelors degree and a MBA, am happily married to a six foot tall redhead (I always wanted a six foot tall redhead to call my own...), started playing saxophone professionally at age 13 and have pretty much been everywhere but the electric chair and seen everything but the wind at one time or another. I spend most of every day designing saxophones, mouthpieces, necks, and other accessories and overseeing production for Saxgourmet Products. I maintain a studio of about 15 students because I love teaching. I retired from playing gigs in 2004 for reasons of health, although I still very much enjoy the life of a retired rock star and insist on being treated as such. I continue to live in New Orleans because I love it here. My non-musical interests include (but are not limited to) gentlemen's clubs, southern culture, politics, carnivorous plants, and the restoration of the House of Stuart. I am currently learning to speak Chinese, and am an enthusiastic follower of the teachings of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. I try to live by our company motto: Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc
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