Do they still make C melody saxophone?

Do they still make C melody saxophone?

Despite the fact that they have not been manufactured in over 75 years, C melody saxophones are readily available today, due to their limited use and the sheer number that were produced in the early 20th century.

When an alto sax plays C what note sounds?

E-flat
This means that when you play a C on your alto or baritone saxophone the note that is heard is actually an E-flat. *alto saxophones sound an octave lower than shown in the examples. Baritone saxophones sound 2 octaves lower.

Where is C on saxophone?

Description: 1 To play a middle C, using your LEFT hand, place your middle finger on the middle main key of your saxophone. 2 To play a high C, simply add the Register key (sometimes known as the Octave key) using your LEFT thumb at the back of your saxophone.

What instruments are in key of C?

C

• C melody saxophone.
• C soprano saxophone.
• Celesta.
• Cello.
• Contrabass bugle.
• Cornettino.

What Concert pitch is alto sax?

E♭
Tenor saxophones are tuned to B♭, and alto saxophones are tuned to E♭, but when playing the same note on a score, the fingerings are the same.

How do you transpose from C to EB?

To transpose music from C to E flat, you can either move it up a major sixth or down a minor third. A major sixth is 9 half-steps. A minor third is 3 half-steps. If you moved the key signature up a major sixth, you will need to move each note up 9 half-steps.

How do you identify an AC melody saxophone?

Generally the tenor style neck but smaller. Conn had the straight neck in the 20s but curved before that. Ask for the body without neck length. 22″=alto, 24-26″-C mel and 28+”=tenor.

What are C instruments?

A “C instrument” is any instrument that plays a real, honest-to-goodness C when it encounters a C on the staff. Sometimes the instrument will sound in an octave other than the one you expect, but in spite of this liberty, it’s still a C instrument. Even violas, who insist on a clef of their very own, are C instruments.

What concert pitch is alto sax?

What instrument is tuned in C?

If your conductor asks you to tune to a ‘Concert A’, all C Instruments (i.e. Flutes, Oboes, Piano, Trombone, (unless in treble clef,) Strings, Tuned Percussion etc.) will play an ‘A’. Bb Instruments (i.e. Trumpets, Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Tenor Saxophones,) a B.

What is a Concert C on alto sax?

Concert C is their D, Concert Ab is their Bb. Alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet and most alto horns are Eb instruments: when they play a C it sounds like a Eb on the piano. So, if they want to play a concert Bb scale, they start on a G (they have to think up a six steps in the scale – or down a minor third).