Mendini By Cecilio Alto Saxophone for Beginners, E Flat Alto Saxophone for Students Musicians with Tuner, Mouthpiece, Case, 10 Reeds, Grease, Cleaning Cloth & Rod, Gloves, Strap, Book (Black Gold)

My 9 year old son loves the color! It’s perfect for a starter saxophone! My son takes it daily and the case stands up well. Cant go wrong for a starter instrument. Sound is pretty good also. Comes with a tuner so you can gauge its sound yourself. Pretty nice and budget friendly option.

The media could not be loaded. Its a very nice saxophone,value for money,delivered to our doorstep well packed, easy to assemble, well tuned, sleek looking, my daughter 9yrs old was able to use it right away for her class, easy to play, durable, and complete with all the essentials like extra reeds, very nice bag, duster and cloth for cleaning as well as small book music sheets inside and battery-operated tuner with batteries included. Color blue-gold is what we ordered.

I'm no professional sax guy by any means, played for a number of years throughout middle/high school and got back into it just this year after probably a decade of not playing. I grew up playing some kind of Blessing instrument, which I replaced a while ago with a Selmer Liberty LAS-100 because it was falling apart. Purchased this for my dad who has never played any wind instruments before, because he wanted to play around with one and I was curious if this brand was any good.First thing, the reeds are trash. I took one look and tossed them immediately. You'll need to replace them with something reputable, get some Rico reeds or something.Second thing, the mouthpiece is also absolute garbage. I was able to produce some kind of horrible honking sound eventually, but it took a lot of adjustment. My completely inexperienced dad wasn't even able to get it to produce sound most of the time. If you're gonna buy this for someone just starting out, grab them a decent Yamaha starter mouthpiece or something. Once we got him one of those, he was instantly having a much easier time.Also the neckstrap is bad. It probably works, but it's really uncomfortable. Probably in your best interest to get one of those nice padded ones. The case is a molded piece of styrofoam covered with cloth, so I wouldn't expect it to protect your instrument from any real wear. It's fine for just stowing away the thing around the house or whatever, but I'd want something better if I was doing any sort of travel. It doesn't come with the full gamut of cleaning supplies, so you'll have to pick up one of those cleaning kit deals.Honestly, I was sort of expecting all of that though. Once you pair it up with a decent mouthpiece/reeds, this is a fantastic sax for the price. It looks beautiful. Feels very solid, doesn't seem thin or lightweight or anything like that. The key adjustment was fine, surprisingly lower action compared to my LAS-100. The neck fit in really tight, such that the tightening screw didn't actually seem to do anything, which was weird. Also the neck cork was way too thick and needed to be sanded down for the mouthpiece to fit correctly. But again, this is a brand new instrument shipped for $240! Used instruments will have their own problems and not look half as nice as this while costing twice as much, easily. The Blessing instrument I learned to play on was four times as much back in the day, and even in its prime it wasn't as good as this one.If you know what to expect, and you can put down a little extra to pair it up with a nice mouthpiece/reeds, this is a great disposable sax.

First things, I was worried that the color of the black and gold sax wouldn't look as good in person. I was wrong because it looks so much better. I have been playing sax for over 30 years. My primary instrument is a pricey tenor. I also own a soprano that I am not a huge fan of. So I decided to add an alto and this alone had good reviews both on this sight and YouTube, where a professional saxophone player compared it to his personal sax.The first time I played, it sounded great, even though it is an alto - inside band joke - it didn't scream nor screech. Because the ambouchchure is different on the alto as compared to the tenor, I thought it would take some time to bring it back. But it so easy to do with the 2.5 reeds. I intend to go up soon after playing it more. But this instrument as a whole is perfect for a beginner.My one issue is with the neck strap. I may be a bit picky, but the included neck strap feels like the scratchy, thin, canvas-like material it is. After giving it a try, I immediately ordered three leather neckstraps for an unbelievable price her on Amazon. I also have found the shoulder straps to be way too short. They would work if you carry the case on your back, but yuck.If you have a child who is just beginning and don't want to pay monthly fees or for an expensive instrument this one is great. I also love the soft case which is light enough for a child to carry. I would buy this all over again.