★★★★★ The best guide to your instrument!

It's a buyer's guide. It's an owner’s manual. And it's even more than that. In no less than 254 pages Tipbook Saxophone brings you the combined knowledge and expertise of some twenty saxophone makers, reed experts, mouthpiece wizards, and musicians. Written with beginners in mind, an inspiring resource for advanced players, a reference for pros!

Your best instrument
Tipbook Saxophone helps to buy the instrument that best suits your style and your budget, and to get the most out of it. The book explores the material and the design of the instrument, the plating, bell and neck designs, special keys and key systems, ergonomics, pads, and so on. Additional chapters explain everything you need to know about mouthpieces, ligatures, and reeds. Tips on reed adjustment are included, of course, and the Tipcodes in the book give access to short videos showing you how that's done - and more.

Fingering charts and more
The final chapters shed a light on the history, the family, and the making of the instrument. The glossary and a host of illustrations and photos turn this comprehensive, easy-to-read guide into a handy reference book. A complete set of fingering charts is the icing on this musical cake. Enjoy!

Press quotes ☆☆☆☆☆
'For good, sound, well-written advice that is free of equipment or stylistic politics, this Tipbook is well worth its price. Recommended for saxophone teachers and students, regardless of level.' David Demsey, The Saxophone Journal

'This book is a really delightful surprise. Besides the fact that the print quality and typography is superb, the subject is thoroughly covered and illustrations are well rendered and informative. Beginners and intermediate players will certainly profit from this book and its associate web site as well as band directors and teachers.' Harri Rautiainen, Sax on the Web

'Tipbook Saxophone does not assume that all saxophone players aim towards playing pop, rock or jazz; Excellent for either quick reference, trouble-shooting or top-up information for the most hardened saxophone devotee; Clearly marked chapters…; Very informative.' Winds

'This is a great book for answering all those pesky questions about the saxophone. I haven’t been able to think of a topic that isn’t mentioned in this book.' James Nightingale, Australian Clarinet & Saxophone

'Comprehensive approach; easy-to-follow layout makes these Tipbooks a joy to read.' Music Trades

'Very comprehensive, detailed and yet accessible; valuable for both teachers and players.' Australian Music Teacher Magazine



TOPICS EXPLAINED:

Action
Altissimo register
American cut reed
Articulated G#, automatic G#
Baffle
Bari
Bell
Bell keys
Body
Booster
Bore
Bow
Brace
Cap
Chamber
Conical bore
Crook
Doubler
Dutch rush
Ebonite
Embouchure
Facing
French cut reeds
French file cut
Front F
Gooseneck
Hard rubber
High F#
High pitch
Hook
HP
Intonation
Key cups
Key height
Key risers
Key system
Keys
Lay
Ligature
Little finger keys
Microphones
Mouthpiece
Mouthpiece cushion, pad, patch
Mute
Neck, neck pipe
Neck cork
Neckstrap
Octave key, octave vents
Pads
Pad saver
Palm keys
Pearl keys
Pinkie keys
Plateau, plateau keys
Post construction
Post mounting
Posts
Quick F
Rails
Range
Reed
Reed instrument
Reed player
Reed cutter
Reed guard
Reed rush
Reed trimmer
Register
Register key
Resonator
Rib construction, ribbed construction
Sax, Adolphe
Side keys
Side rails
Spatula keys, spatulas
Springs
Stack
Table
Thumb hook
Thumb rest
Thumb saver
Tilting keys
Tip opening
Toneholes
Touch plates
Transposing instruments
Tuning
Tuning cork
U-bend
Wedge
Window
Woodwind instrument