Unison soprano saxes

[Pigpen]

Does anybody have any experience with the Unison brand?

Your feedback is much appreciated, thanks.

[Dave Dolson]

Pigpen: I recently blew a few notes on a new Unison curved soprano, then played my Yanagisawa SC902 next to the Unison. The Unison was decent enough, probably good for the price, but nothing like my SC902 in response, tonal quality, and volume. The Unison seemed to be in tune, a factor NOT present in some other less-expensive Taiwanese sopranos I've tried. DAVE

[goodsax]

I had a Unison S100GG straight sop that had a very solid quality feel and played in tune with excellent key action. The S100 is the top of the Unison soprano line. The GG means gold body/gold keys. I know it has nothing to do with the sax, but the S100GG case is very nice with an outer zippered cover over a leather-covered wood frame case.
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[MS]

Posted on wrong thread, sorry.

[Tim Wolfe]

I once owned the Unison 9001L soprano. This is their entry model. It is a fixed neck, laquered horn keyed to F#.

I thought it was a very nice horn; comparable to the YSS 475 in my opinion. It had good intonation, a decent tone (a bit thin, but not anymore than the YSS 475), and was well built.

Unison horns, not the Steve Goodson model but the regular models, are among the best of the new Taiwanese saxes. I don't think they are in the same league as Yanagisawa, top-of-the-line Yamahas, Selmer Paris, or JK, but if you find a Unison for a good price you can be confident that you have a decent horn.