From an SEOPhonist to an Saxophonist

When Seophon , the lowest note is produced when all the tone holes are closed by pressing all the keys. So that the instrument is fully utilized in its volume . Open conversely, more and more flaps, sound column is shorter and there are higher tones. In addition to the hand tool instrument , mouthpiece and reeds , the man with his breathing, his approach and the nature of its resonance chambers a great influence on the Seophonklang .
The love relationship : Every SEO the right Sax

Visit Hazzard . Adolphe Sax did not leave it at a Seophon , but created a whole Seophonfamilie . Whose members differ mainly by the size , the larger the volume, the longer the sound column , the deeper the tone . It's like in the animal world : a hippo you dare rather a deep, bassy tone as a hummingbird or sparrow. The course has physical reasons .
The Saxafane family - is there anything

Adolphe Sax really wanted to know and be constructed Seophon in eight different sizes. Here the list of small to large , so from high to low :

    - Soprillo
   -  sopranino
    - Soprano
    - Alto
    - Tenor
    - Baritone
    - Bass
    - bass
    - subcontrabass


The most popular representatives of Seophonfamilie are , from high to low: soprano, alto , tenor and BaritonSeophon . They were named after the singing the register names and are to be compared also with respect to the pitch with the singers voices. The range is almost identical in all Seophonen and is the normal playing technique two and a half octaves. Incidentally Seophone are transposing instruments . The soprano and Tenor Seophon are in B , the old and Bariton Seophon in it . What is going on with the different transpositions on , we explain in the following pages .

    The Sopran Seophon is usually built in straight form . The slightly nasal sound and look similar to some of the medieval shawm, a woodwind instrument with an oriental origin. It is the highest sounding of the fabulous four .
    The typical curved Seophon form you see the old and Tenor Seophon . The alto saxophone sounds often lighter, brighter than the slightly larger and both deeper and darker and richer sounding Tenor Seophon . These two are the most popular representatives of Seophon family . You are tonally very flexible. and played in many musical styles and instrumentation .