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How to use the SAX-ON with Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Note: For a general description of SAX-ON, visit the SAX-ON Product Description page. Introducing SAX-ON
Click on images below for instructions and see animated video clips showing how to use the SAX-ON Support.
(approx. 1 -2 min. download time at 28.8 kbps)
Play at the front. Play at the side. Play standing.
Easy to use! Simply position the SAX-ON floor stand, hook the neck strap ring on your saxophone to the SAX-ON, tilt it over and play!
The SAX-ON has a tripod base which provides a stable, unattended stand when the instrument is not in use. When tilted for playing it provides a bipod stand. A bipod stand provides a stable platform along the line of the two legs on the floor and allows a rotation or an arc perpendicular to it.
The SAX-ON has a cap with an arm which has a hook on one end. Your saxophone is connected to the SAX-ON by the hook and the neck strap ring. This allows the saxophone to swing on the arm as it would when hanging from a neck strap. The cap rotates on the stand allowing front to back motion.
Saxophone on arm
When using a SAX-ON your saxophone is in the same position it would be if you were using a neck strap; allowing the freedom of motion you expect when you play. The SAX-ON arm rotates freely and the attachment to the neck strap ring on the instrument gives a familiar feel but without the weight of the instrument on your right hand, neck and shoulders.
A SAX-ON eliminates the need for a neck strap, thereby reducing neck and shoulder fatigue. It allows younger, smaller players to play large instruments such as baritone and bass saxophone as well as bass clarinet. A SAX-ON also older or injured players to play large instruments.
A SAX-ON also allows players to double in a pit orchestra or band situation.
SAX-ON allows you to play while recovering from an injury.
A SAX-ON allows longer, more productive practice sessions with less fatigue.
You can position a SAX-ON so you can play from the front or the side, depending on your situation. To see how to use a SAX-ON in each situation, click on the images above.
A SAX-ON can be raised to support the instrument while you are standing for a solo.