Vespro Saxophones?

[Phillip L. Capps]

Have any of you ever heard of a Vespro Saxophone. A music shop friend
of mine said that they had some in and they were very good instruments
at a good price. I have never heard of them. He said that he thought
they were made in Korea.

Thanks,
Phil

[Haggis is Good.]

Phillip L. Capps wrote in message <6qr9p7$31r$1...@camel25.mindspring.com>...
:Have any of you ever heard of a Vespro Saxophone. A music shop friend

:of mine said that they had some in and they were very good instruments
:at a good price. I have never heard of them. He said that he thought
:they were made in Korea.

I think it's Japan, and though I've never tried one, I have teard they are a
risky investment. They do make good ones, but the possibility for a really
messed up one is also higher than most others.

[David Brown and Barbara Solomon]

I saw a lady playing one at Lark in the Morning music camp last week;
she used a Selmer C mpc. (I asked) and got a decent sound, much more
on the classical side than my own alto tone, and she said on the East
coast where she was from they were popular inexpensive horns. KInd of
looked Yamaha-ish to me; I'd have liked to try it with my own mpc.-
and a tuner!
David

[Terry & Deborah Parrish]

I teach in Texas and used the Vespro last year with my young students.  I found the instrument to be pretty good.  I experienced very few problems with the instrument out of the box, but did have 2 or 3 that need minor adjustments, mainly in the lower stack.  Over the year, the Vespro held up well, and I was pleased with the tone and pitch of the horn.  With some work, I was able to get my 14 - 15 little players to match pitch  of a fairly consistent basis. (All using C-star mouth piece.)

This is definitely a lower to mid line instrument... better than a Yamaha 23 but not as good as a 62, (so I guess that leaves the 52... while not quite as good, the Vespro shares many similarities).

It is a sturdy horn with some pro features... High f# key, contour keys layout, fairly strong post construction, a little more metal than other beginner instruments I've dealt with...  The case is sturdy, with plenty of room for accessories.  My students did not have a lot of trouble with left hand platform keys, which is usually an issue on beginner line instruments.    Over the year the cases all held up well.

Value wise, our students were able to purchase these saxes for a good price... (around $1100.00 I think).  I share you reservations about the investment quality of the instrument... however it is a fairly new horn and time will tell if they have much resale value.  I like the horn enough to recommend it again this year for my students.
Hope this helps....

Terry from Texas
Fort Worth

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[Zootz]

I've got a Vespro curved soprano. Price wise it was a good deal through
Woodwind Brass. However I'm almost wishing I'd held out for something
better. It works ok for practice but I really wouldn't want to use it
on stage. The low Bb is sharp so I can only use it only as a quick
passing note. The palm keys pads aren't spaced consistently, nothing
that some recorking can't fix, but if you buy a new horn you really
don't expect to make repairs immediately.