Thomann TSI-350 Sopranino Saxophone 5-stars Reviews

Great Horn, Great Value

This is a rare instrument and allows me to play songs that would require soprano altissimo notes. It's better for this, and more natural for this instrument.

Great for the price!

Don't be mislead by the 4-star ratings, if there was a category for "Value" this would definitely be a 5! In doing a side by side comparison with another relatively-cheap sopranino, this was not quite as refined, but then you keep in mind it was 1/3 of the price!

I purchased this in hopes to lend out to my students, and I think it will be perfect for that. It may not compare to the Yanagisawa or selmer sopraninos, but it is more than playable and will get the job done.

I was also weary of shipping an instrument from Europe to the USA, but the packaging was excellent. The instrument arrived unharmed and completely playable out of the box.

Amazingly good!

I unwrapped this tonight 5 minutes before I played for an dance practice for 2 hours, mostly solo and on the new instrument, so these are immediate thoughts and I was astonished at how well it plays.

I have played a Yanagisawa Soprano for 30 yrs [and tenor] so am comfortable playing the top end and I was really pleased with the ease of forming the notes, the intonation [I played a couple of sets with a clarinet and whilst I will get better, it was very close] and generally the build quality. The case is also very good quality.

With the supplied mouthpiece I am sure I can make it quite mellow [I used a Vandoren Classic Blue 2 reed but I will get some harder as I feel I will blow these out quickly].

The plating doesn't look like it will last that long and there are some blemishes on the finish but unless you look really closely, for the price, who cares!

Important [like the other review I read before buying] - this isn't a beginners instrument.

Customer service niggle - my credit for my last review ran out before I bought this - I didn't know there was a date on them. But never mind - if you fancy playing at the top end of the saxophone there is no reason not to buy this instrument.......