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StevenW
02-03-2003, 10:50 AM
How do the straight and curved (i.e. regular shaped) Keilwerth tenors compare to each other?
Bootman
02-04-2003, 06:31 AM
Straight tenor is fine on these notes to my ear at least slightly more open sounding than a curved tenor. The actual feel of the main sound coming from your ankles is the first hirdle to overcome. Others have felt that it isn't loud enough, I haven't found this to be the case. It also plays well wit a wide variety of mpcs too.
john
02-04-2003, 06:25 PM
I can only echo what Bootman said. I've played mine extensively against the tuner and the intonation is superior to my curved SX90 tenor. The D is markedly less stuffy (actually rather clear).

The only negatives:
I'm not tall enough to play sitting down except on a stool!
It's a solo instrument not an ensemble horn.

It does play great (Stephan Boesken did a spectacular setup). Tone is rich and dark. I use a #2 Hemke on a vitage ebolin large-chamber Buescher mouthpiece. Beautiful, dark, complex sound. It doesn't sound "like" anyone but me though.

Just my $0.02.


john
Stephan
02-06-2003, 05:50 PM
To be precise, I regarded it to the straight toneking alto.


Hope this works!
This forum has become somehow very complicated.
Cheers
StevenW
04-20-2003, 12:09 AM
How about a case and stand?
Bootman
04-23-2003, 11:07 PM
I place the straight back in the case, after removing the neck and mpc. I have found no decent alternative to a stand for the horn yet.
saxtek
04-24-2003, 01:16 AM
A really stable dependable stand is really important. My straight alto stand is an enlarged version of my tipped-bell soprano stand - namely, a large peg mounted on a wedge to fit the tipped bell.

The same principle could be applied to the straight tenor, but the "footprint" of the peg base needs to be very large. Instead, I modified an old LaVoz baritone sax stand to allow the straight tenor to rest on its bell. Photos can be found here:

http://members.aol.com/saxtek/MVC-005S.JPG

http://members.aol.com/saxtek/MVC-006S.JPG

These stands were a lot of work but they could be simplified. The materials I used were aluminum strips, wood, and felt padding. Plan ahead to put the center of gravity of the horn over the center of the "footprint" of the base.