Although not strictly woodwind, the saxophone and pocket saxophone often crop up in threads. Another fairly common reference is to the various instruments and innovations devised by Nuvo such as their 'DooD' reed recorder, 'TooT' flute and 'Clarineo'. Alongside those instruments, pocket saxophones are sometimes mentioned - the 'Xaphoon' being a classic example.
I therefore felt that forum members might be interested in the gist of comments made by Max Clissold of Nuvo during an exchange of emails that I had with him about their 'DooD. In these, he commented that in early 2016, the company is introducing a new instrument which will be called the jSax. This has been designed to sit alongside those other instruments in their catalogue. I thought forum members might like a heads up on what is in the pipeline. This is the gist of what he wrote - I've just edited out any phrases of a more overt promotional nature ...
it's tuned in C so it aligns with our other instruments in WindStars bands. All Nuvo instruments can share music as they are all in C. Fingering on the jSax is similar to DooD in some respects although there are 7 notes in the second octave running chromatically from D to G. It will come as a curved sax-style instrument but there will be a kit to convert to straight. The curved version is easier for kids while the straight version suits adults. The idea is that it will have serious implications for introducing sax fingering and embouchure skills to kids much earlier than they would normally start with a traditional saxophone. ... It's lightweight, versatile, durable, waterproof and for a small instrument, it really has incredible tone and volume. It uses the same reeds and mouthpiece as the DooD and Clarineo! The retail price isn't fixed yet but it will be well under 100 pounds.
l'll be keeping an eye on the Nuvo website and newsletters for the formal announcements of the jSax release date, associated resources and probable pricing.
I therefore felt that forum members might be interested in the gist of comments made by Max Clissold of Nuvo during an exchange of emails that I had with him about their 'DooD. In these, he commented that in early 2016, the company is introducing a new instrument which will be called the jSax. This has been designed to sit alongside those other instruments in their catalogue. I thought forum members might like a heads up on what is in the pipeline. This is the gist of what he wrote - I've just edited out any phrases of a more overt promotional nature ...
it's tuned in C so it aligns with our other instruments in WindStars bands. All Nuvo instruments can share music as they are all in C. Fingering on the jSax is similar to DooD in some respects although there are 7 notes in the second octave running chromatically from D to G. It will come as a curved sax-style instrument but there will be a kit to convert to straight. The curved version is easier for kids while the straight version suits adults. The idea is that it will have serious implications for introducing sax fingering and embouchure skills to kids much earlier than they would normally start with a traditional saxophone. ... It's lightweight, versatile, durable, waterproof and for a small instrument, it really has incredible tone and volume. It uses the same reeds and mouthpiece as the DooD and Clarineo! The retail price isn't fixed yet but it will be well under 100 pounds.
l'll be keeping an eye on the Nuvo website and newsletters for the formal announcements of the jSax release date, associated resources and probable pricing.
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