How the Saxophone is Made
Assembly, finishing, and, at last, complete!

The previously soldered bell and bow, the body, and the neck are each lacquered, and after the keys and other parts are assembled, they are gathered here for final assembly.

The parts are individually assembled by hand.

The parts are individually assembled by hand.

Assembling the body and the bow

Assembling the body and the bow

Just before completion of the saxophone, each key is checked, and screw-drivers and other tools are used to make any final adjustments. Now it is complete!

Screw drivers and other tools are used for the final adjustments.

Screw drivers and other tools are used for the final adjustments.

The air-leak test checks for leaks, a strobe tuner is used to adjust the pitch, and other functional tests are performed before the final performance test and shipping.

Performance test

Performance test