How the Saxophone is Made
Making the neck
Overview of the production process
Let's take a look at the neck production process in sequence with the following pictures:
- Welding
Picture 1: After welding -
Bending process
Picture 2: After bending - Octave-hole process
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Soldering the key posts and other parts
Picture 3: After tone-hole drilling, with key posts and other parts soldered in place - Buffing
- Lacquering
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Attaching the octave key
Picture 4: After buffing and lacquering, with octave key attached, the neck is complete.

The neck production process