Trevor James Alpha Saxophone

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No longer need you be told that you are too small or too young to play the saxophone!

The saxophone is one of the most popular musical instruments around today, and features in many high profile bands. Until now however, a new generation of potential musicians have been denied the opportunity to learn the instrument, based solely around their age and size!

The challenge was to design and manufacture an alto saxophone that would meet the needs of the smaller and younger players currently unable to learn to play the instrument, due to weight and hand positioning issues.

To enable future progression on the saxophone it was also essential that any new design would also fit in with established instrumental teaching publications by retaining fundamental fingerings and instrumental key of Eb.

The revolutionary new Alphasax has solved all the issues and now enables young players to fulfil their dream of learning to play the saxophone.

As one of the World’s leading woodwind manufacturers and distributors, we have been consistently receiving comments from parents and teachers about the problems facing a new and younger generation of players wanting to learn the saxophone.  Issues concerning the weight of an alto saxophone compared with playing the flute or clarinet along with the various problems associated with having smaller hands and therefore finger positioning issues have surfaced. 

As the saxophone is now one of the most popular woodwind instruments of today, we set about researching where and how we can design a saxophone to cater for the younger or smaller player.

The Alpha sax in the key of Eb, with a full two octave chromatic facility using established finger positioning to enable the smaller player to learn the alto saxophone using current study books.  New and innovative mechanism has enabled us to maintain the finger
positioning of a normal saxophone.

• The left hand palm keys for top D#, E and F have been removed.
• The top D key has been adjusted to fit small hands.
• The low B & Bb keys have been removed.
• Redesigned G# and low C# keys are now easier to reach.
• The right hand side F# keys and side C key have been removed.
• Redesigned low D# and C keys are now easier to reach.
• The Alpha sax retains a fully chromatic range from low C to high D.
• Bb bis and side Bb keys are retained.

The Alpha Sax Solution      

Problematic keys have been removed or redesigned for extra comfort.
The weight has been reduced by an amazing 33%.

Alpha Sax - Teachers & Players Comments

Various comments from John Berreen – Kent (UK ) sax teacher
“The Alphasax is fantastic! The keys are all in the right place and the pointless keys, only suitable for the higher grades have been removed.  There is no beginner’s music written that uses the high and low notes anyway so they are hardly, if ever, used!”

(He held it in the palm of his hand and was amazed at the weight)
“Kids all complain about hurting necks and moan about the weight of standard saxophones”

“The simple system for Sax
Best advancement
Kid friendly” 

Trevor James Alpha Sax Website