I was recently given a Nuvo JSax for my birthday.
It is light, portable, extremely rugged, and sounds quite nice for what it is. (Which is an ultra-cheap beginners instrument)
Wondering if anyone has had any experience with it?
Mainly, I'm not convinced the suggested fingering is quite right. It's pretty good for most of the range (see caveat about cheap beginner instrument) but the high C seems a long way off... I think I get a better result playing the low C but without the thumb hole.
Ditto F# is not very sharp.
Given the care with which it otherwise seems to be designed, I'm wondering if my issue is technique or if there are some tricks to it.
Other caveat: I play recorder and cornet, (and harmonica and guitar) and am just now dipping my toes into the reed instrument pool, so it's possible it'll come good once I get my technique down.
It is light, portable, extremely rugged, and sounds quite nice for what it is. (Which is an ultra-cheap beginners instrument)
Wondering if anyone has had any experience with it?
Mainly, I'm not convinced the suggested fingering is quite right. It's pretty good for most of the range (see caveat about cheap beginner instrument) but the high C seems a long way off... I think I get a better result playing the low C but without the thumb hole.
Ditto F# is not very sharp.
Given the care with which it otherwise seems to be designed, I'm wondering if my issue is technique or if there are some tricks to it.
Other caveat: I play recorder and cornet, (and harmonica and guitar) and am just now dipping my toes into the reed instrument pool, so it's possible it'll come good once I get my technique down.