Expert: Malcolm Dickinson - 6/11/2006

Question
Hello i happen to have2 questions.

1. Is a sopranino Saxophone similar to palying a sopranos axophone or is it alittle harder.

2. Are the keys on the sopranino smaller and more bunched up or are they spaced out like to Soprano to make it pretty comforatable

Answer
One thing you should know, in case you are thinking about buying a sopranino, is that sopranino saxophone is almost never used. Aside from one small part in the Ravel "Bolero," there is no chance of playing it in any concert band, jazz band, or orchestra.  So I cannot recommend purchasing one.

Sopranino is slightly harder than soprano to play. The mouthpiece and reeds are smaller, and it has similar tuning problems to a soprano, but to a greater degree.

The keys on the sopranino are just slightly closer together than those on the soprano. They are very similar.

best
Malcolm