P. Mauriat Saxes

[shazzo]

what do u all think of these horns? 8-)
i tried them and they're simply awesome...

[Morry]

I have one (66R tenor) on hold, and am trying to come up with the cash as quick as I can. I thought it sounded like a Ref 54, but with a better low end. Very, very nice horn, IMO.

[shazzo]

i'll be buying the cadillac pro 70c soon... awesome!

[Chris S]

I currently own one of the altos (66), and I couldn't be happier. It plays better than most pro horns on the market and for much less. I haven't found a problem with it yet and I've had it for 2+ months. It plays very well in tune, and both the low and the high registers speak very well. They're definitely worht the money.

Best,
Chris S

[shazzo]

yeah, it's more in tune than my vintage selmer tenor. man, this is so nuts :oops:

[BigDaddyJ]

I just talked with Tim at Sax Alley over the phone this weekend. My 66R tenor will be done in the next day or so. I can't wait! I haven't been this excited about a sax in a long time. I knew it was just a matter of time before somebody came out with a horn that combined Martin's velvety, lush tone with modern ergonomics. I think these horns smoke Ref 54's.

Shazzo, what is a "70c"? I don't see that listed anywhere on their website.

later

Joel

[shazzo]

its called the cadillac pro...it's basically like a bright mark6, but in tune. so in tune.... :shock: i've never played a horn that was so in tune... hehehe. cant wait for mine...
anyone tried their sopranos?? i plan to get their sops next, when i've saved enough

[retread]

I must confess. My automatic reaction to all the rave posts about these saxes was "Here we go again. Another SOTW fad like the Goodson Unisons." Then it hit me--seems that you guys have actually seen and played these horns. Big difference. Can they really be that good? Are they as finely made as the typical Yani? Are they consistent?

[xuanvu]

I've tried their straight soprano at Tim's place while having my R1 Jazz check... Wonderful horn! I was playing against my newly R&C R1 Jazz curved soprano and I like it as much as my curvie. It must be good, really good :) If I had the money that day, I would get it right away, without any hestitation. The action is flawless, fast and reponses so well. The tone is what I'm looking for, not the "obish" tone that I get with most straight sops I've played.
I'm saving money for a straight sop now. I've heard that Selmer is making Ref. 54 soprano, it must be as good as my Ref. 54 alto or I will get the Mauriat.

Kenny.

[shazzo]

dude, its not a fad... we've played these horns. its affordable. so get one 8-)

[Morry]

I must confess. My automatic reaction to all the rave posts about these saxes was "Here we go again. Another SOTW fad like the Goodson Unisons." Then it hit me--seems that you guys have actually seen and played these horns. Big difference. Can they really be that good? Are they as finely made as the typical Yani? Are they consistent?

I would have thought the same thing if I hadn't played it myself. I've always believed that you get what you pay for, but these horns play so much better than the 2 Ref 54 tenors that I've played. The same basic type of sound, but a bigger, huskier low end.

Give one a try. I don't think that you'll be sorry.

[sweetsax]

Hey retread,
believe me, I think everybody understands the skepticism. But these horns are great. If you leave right now and speed the whole way, you can be to Windsor CO in less than hours where you can try one out at Sax Alley :lol:

seriously though, you could spend a lot more money and not get a better horn. Go to saxalley.com or junkdude.com (junkdude has some good pics of the horn). I been up to see Tim at Sax Alley a few times, and I've talked to Dave at junkdude over the phone, they both told me the horn is built very well. It has a fully ribbed body, the screws and springs are high quality steel (no needle springs that are found on a lot of far east horns), and high quality pads that aren't cheap and soft like a lot of low priced horns. It has seamless metal rezos with no rivet. It's the real deal.

The sound is something you'd have to experience for yourself, but if you ordered one on blind faith, I'm sure you would be pleasantly suprised.

Hey Morry - when you tried out the 66R, were you able to tell how the rolled-tone hole is built? Is it a soldered on ring like Keilwerth or a true rolled hole like the old Conns?

[retread]

I did call Tim at Sax Alley yesterday..what a nice guy! If I didn't misunderstand him, this is what I learned. The RTH model is, in his opinion, a noticeable improvement over the earlier alto. He stressed the vintage sound of the P.M. saxes. I happen to be a big Yani fan. He wasn't sure I would like the P.M. saxes because of the sound difference from Yani. I can't imagine anyone being more honest about his products.

I opted to get a Yani A880 from another SOTW member (at, of course, a much lower price than the Mauriat) because I will not be happy until I try an 880 after hearing so many good comments about them. But I would be very comfortable buying any sax from Tim, and he has an sincere enthusiasm for Mauriat.

[saxsociety]

The keyworks aint good compare to $3000 horns but the sound... Yep! big dark full sounding horn.. I bought one P Mauriat Custom for $1500 but u may need a good tech to adjust the spring strenght and the angle of the pearls.