Just Discovered your channel. Slammed the Bell 🔔 and smashed the like 👍. I have a Keilwerth SX90r Shadow Alto . Also Sx90r Soprano, now looking to buy a Tenor. I may well take a look at one of them. Great music love your sound. Just got two of your CDs Gratitude, and Smoking 🚬 Mirrors 🪞
While SX90 will give more "edge", SX90R will polish up and smoothen those edges. The rolled tone holes make difference. The sound is more "enveloping" or 3D in quality (not as focused, but dispersed). More nuanced because the sax reacts faster to even the subtlest airstream. Playing pianissimo is easier, and legatos are smoother, dynamics (very quiet to very loud) more controllable, long notes are more even, pad noise (leather to tone-hole "stickiness") is lower.
Hey Steve. I just stumbled on your channel, subscribed and really love it. Your sound and style are amazing . I'm sure on any horn you play, you sound killer. Where were you able to find a dealer that caries this particular tenor with that clear lacquer over nickel silver with the gold keys? I'm in SoCAl. Thank you
Sounds great Steve! I’ve been a fan of yours for years. I have an SX90R NS and I love it...there isn’t any lacquer on mine however. I also play a Wanne piece. Huge sound...Ernie Watts came to Charleston 3yrs ago and I was honored to lend him my horn as his was damaged en route. Take care, Brent Swaney
Such a beautiful tone and performance, and thank you so much for sharing about the accessories you are using ❤. Can I ask you if the mouthpiece you are using for soprano is high or low baffle?
Can't stop listen to this tune every morning while i go to work.
Just Discovered your channel. Slammed the Bell 🔔 and smashed the like 👍. I have a Keilwerth SX90r Shadow Alto . Also Sx90r Soprano, now looking to buy a Tenor. I may well take a look at one of them. Great music love your sound. Just got two of your CDs Gratitude, and Smoking 🚬 Mirrors 🪞
Love the sound with that tenor and mouthpiece combo! Still nice & warm, but with a little bit of bite!
It’s a really interesting combo. A bit of a pleasant surprise!
Thanks for helping get through my long work day!!!!
Amazing! Good sound. ❤
While SX90 will give more "edge", SX90R will polish up and smoothen those edges. The rolled tone holes make difference. The sound is more "enveloping" or 3D in quality (not as focused, but dispersed). More nuanced because the sax reacts faster to even the subtlest airstream. Playing pianissimo is easier, and legatos are smoother, dynamics (very quiet to very loud) more controllable, long notes are more even, pad noise (leather to tone-hole "stickiness") is lower.
Hey Steve. I just stumbled on your channel, subscribed and really love it. Your sound and style are amazing . I'm sure on any horn you play, you sound killer. Where were you able to find a dealer that caries this particular tenor with that clear lacquer over nickel silver with the gold keys? I'm in SoCAl.
Thank you
Hey Brian. Thanks so much for the kind note! I purchased this horn from Virtuosity Boston.
Wonderful sound
Nice! Why do people play other horns as long as there are Keilwerths?
Sounds good. I have a SX90 with a Durga 5 ..talk about a big sound. Trumpets tell me to keep it down. Lol
I gotta try that!
Sounds great Steve! I’ve been a fan of yours for years. I have an SX90R NS and I love it...there isn’t any lacquer on mine however. I also play a Wanne piece. Huge sound...Ernie Watts came to Charleston 3yrs ago and I was honored to lend him my horn as his was damaged en route. Take care, Brent Swaney
Same here. I play SX90R NS paired with Theo Wanne Shiva 3 😁 ❤
Such a beautiful tone and performance, and thank you so much for sharing about the accessories you are using ❤. Can I ask you if the mouthpiece you are using for soprano is high or low baffle?
i have a silver sx90 straight tone hole tenor from 1994 with a copper neck and my mouthpiece is a gs slant ,slant type pieces are perfect on sx90s imo