Saxophone Octave Problems That Are Easy To Repair
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- This video is about some common and easy to repair problems with the octave mechanism on saxophones. Not all of the problems are covered, but these are the ones that are the most common. If this video is hard to follow, please watch the other videos mentioned below.
Here is the link to "Adjusting and Understanding the Sax Octave Mechanism"
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Link to "Understanding The Saxophone Key Mechanism"
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Link to "What Are The Saxophone Key Names?"
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The video about the octave mechanisms on antique saxophones has not yet been published.
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Thanks a lot.. I just fixed my alto sax having problem with G key.. Very informative video. Please keep on uploading this kind of video to help us who does not have even sax repair shop in country like India
Exact same thing happened to me
My thumb key is having trouble
Thank you so much. I had just had my sax serviced and was getting a horrible high pitch note playing high octave D. Assumed it was me as I’m still a beginner…. But following your instructions, I’ve successfully shifted the G key, so the top key on the neck now closes and all is hunky dory. SUCH relief. And it’s all thanks to you 😅👍🏼😘
Bro had this problems for months now. Thank you so much for this vid
Dude, I knew there was something wrong with the octave g key and you helped me find it. Thanks so much youre helping a lot of people.
I also thank you. I just got my cheapo chinese sax delivered today, and although i have never picked up a sax before in my life, plus i dont know how to play😅, I knew there HAD to be something wrong with it because I wasn't getting the notes out. The valve on top of the neck was closed when it was not installed on the horn, but when the neck was installed, the valve was open, and i did not realize that it should still be closed. You showed exactly how it should be and how to fix it, and after dinner I will go downstairs and adjust it to see how i sound then🤞😅
BRO I KEPT TRYNA USE THE OCTAVE KEY, ANYTIME I TRIED TO DO 'D' IT RATHER SQUEAKED OR MADE NO SOUND YOU'RE A LIFE SAVERRRR
Thank you so much! My octave key was slightly open regardless of whether I was pushing the key and this helped me fix it!
Oh, thank you so much! I almost thought my tenor was broken and broke it not knowing the body octave. I'm brand new to this. Thanks again.
Excellent video and explanation: problems clearly identified and solutions explained. Many thanks.
This was a big help! I cannot thank you enough for posting this video.
This was insanely helpful - THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much! You helped me fix my octave key! Now i can play again!!!!
Thank you! You saved my day! Greets from Finland.
Thank you for a great video. I understand my octave key much better now.
Thanks. First ever problem with my boy's new Sax, (at 4 weeks). Traced to open pad and then looked for Saxophone part names. Once part name found , your video was first found and octave valve problem was first up. Thank you very much. Great resource.
Thanks so much was having this problem on my Martin tenor with the side octave this video is a big help.
Thank you so much. This video really helpped
Thank you so much, video helped me with a broken octave key
You saved my life ❤ Thanks
I have never been so happy man my sax sounds 10x better thank you so so much I thought I had to buy a new sax
Omg thank you so much! Now I don't need a rubber band to keep my octave key down😁
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@@digitalrxven thats what i did LMAOO
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Lol...that's what I have been planning to do..till I found this😅😅😅
thank you so much, you just saved me $100 and a lot of stress, thank you so much
Thank you, sir! I just made my first minor repair on a saxophone. I hope to study at Red Wing, MN, school year 2022-23.
Great info, very helpful, thankyou
Thank you so much sir, great life saving video, God bless!
Thank you so much you’re a lifesaver!!!
Thank u soooooo much this was soooooooo helpful this made my day by fixing my sax
Geez I gave up playing months ago it works now.
Oh my days God bless
Thanks! You just saved me money.
Thank you so much!! This made my day to know that it was an easy fix. Fixed it myself and now it's playing great!
Helpful, thanks
Thanks for this! I recently started learning tenor sax (around November) and when my high notes sounded off, I decided look for help. Lo and behold, this video provided exactly what I needed and alleviated a lot of stress off of me. Keep it up!
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Thank you! Helped me fix my schools horn
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Thanks! I knew it wasn't me it. It was just that my octave pad wasn't making contact when not pressed.
Thank you soon much!
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can you do a video on how to eliminate movement of the key space on the rod.
Thanku sir 🙏
Inhave a question my key only works when I dont press my 3rd key on my left any solutions
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Precisely what I was looking for. Thank you - you might have saved me a 150km round trip to the repair shop.
Hi, thanks for this and your other videos, very helpful, re-padding a clarinet with your help.
I have one of those cheap (?relative term?) altos from Amazon. When using the octave lever to operate the neck octave key it feels rough, it's a strange looking mechanism.
Also what is the rectangular piece at the top of the body which can be seen directly under your finger at 4:00 minutes, mine has a little thumb screw in it also, I've never seen anyone explain what this is. Cheers.
That is the lyre holder.
I have a question my active key is bent to the right, so what should I do to fix it?
Thanks!
When i press the octave key it opens as usual but when I press it with third key it doesnt help pls
I have a question. The octave lever which the left thumb pushes to activate the octave key is too high (too far from the body of the sax, YAS23) i have to bend my thumb upwards so as not to accidentally hit it and jump an octave. How do i lower it? Thanks for your help!
Put one thumb where you put your thumb when you play it and the other thumb where the key comes up when you push the key. Push down on both at the same time. If you go too far, carefully bend one of them back up. A note of caution: if you are not careful, you can do damage. If you are not comfortable doing this job, do not try it.
what if you play your instrument and after a few seconds it sounds like someone holding the octave key down for you but your not even touching it? Its also requires ALOT more warm air and blowing to get the lower notes to sound lower.
My first guess is that the neck octave key is slightly open. Check to see if there is a little space between the floating lever (on the very top of the sax) and the lower part of the neck octave key. If there is not, bend the neck octave key so that there is just a little space.
@@TheBrassandWoodwindShop how long should i keep trying to bend it?
@@TheBrassandWoodwindShop what if that isn’t the problem?
When I play some notes, the octave key doesn’t work, even when it does even when I press it and the thingy goes up, it doesn’t make the notes sound any higher, any tips?
Do both of the octave pads open? Does one of the pads stick to the little octave vent?
What do i do if the screw that holds in the octave key mechanism is broken i need to get a new screw cause if so i don't know the name of it and if you could tell me it would help me out alot
There are a few different screws for the octave mechanism. You also need to know what the brand is. You can probably get a screw or hinge rod from your local band instrument repair shop. If you put it on yourself, it should not be very expensive.
when you press down the octave key and the g key is the octave key go down or up?
The body octave key should be up and the neck octave key should be down.
hi
why when I hold side kay for Bfalt to play it does not make any changes it means I can not plat Bfalat by holding the side key please help me up with this problem
The lever that you push is going down, but the key is not coming up. that is either because the hinge rod is bent or the pad is sticky and needs to be cleaned. Push down the Side B flat lever with one hand and with the other hand open the B flat key and see if you can figure out what is wrong. The easiest repair is to clean the pad with a little water and a cloth.
I hope this helps.
Art
Thanks!
Does anyone know where i can buy the plastic sleeve from?
i noticed my saxophone is missing one
LOL, I used a bit of electrical tape...
Heat shrink insulation comes in a perfect size (for mine). Worked a treat. You could conceivably use more than one layer if needed.
I have a problem where my octave key rocker won't work with neck on
I dont have a cork on my thumb key thingy?? What do i do?
On some models the cork goes on another part of the key and not under where the thumb rests. If it works fine and does not click when you press the key down, there is nothing wrong. If that is not the case, you need to remove the key and install a cork under where the thumb goes.
My VI tenor was just overhauled and going all the way down it plays good. But it plays stuffy and holds back around A-F with the octave key on...if I play without using the octave key it's better . Everything opens and closes but could the body octave key not be opening enough or too much ?
Check to see if the neck is bent. Sometimes that can cause this problem. You will not be able to see it, but you can feel slightly oval tubing on the mid portion of the neck if this is the problem.
There are other things that can cause this problem, but check this first.
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Thank you, the neck is good..It didn't do it before the overhaul . Is there a specific distance for the body octave to open? Everything is good with the leak light...the odd thing also is that my 6 alto is doing it also but not as much and the same guy did the overhaul..both horns play all the way down, and starting on any of the low notes is great, which is the best I've had them play. It just that area from A-F that is resistant when the body octave key is open..I tried adjusting the screws over the g# but there is no play there and that is tight..It is quite bafflingly..I live in Mexico and don't speak Spanish so it was hard for me to explain..he tried some things but it's still the same..The necks are good.
dude, I am having a similar problem after a mild overhaul....that and a real barking tone on low E...honestly wished I never took it in.
I only have one question what if your trying to play D and the outave key doesn’t lift up?
It will play in the lower octave if neither of the octave keys are open. If the wrong octave key is open, I am not sure what will happen. I think it will just sound stuffy, but I am not sure.
My body octive key is not opening if I press the neck octive key down while pressing g it opens or if I engage it while holding g down but if I go from a or b to g it wont open why
There are several reasons this could be happening. My first guess is that the spring on the neck octave key is too weak. It very well may be something else, but you can start by checking that.
@@TheBrassandWoodwindShop how could I check that
When I go from high G to high A, the G button doesnt release fully and then the neck octave key doesnt open completely. It is weird because the G key works fine without the octave button pressed, do you know what might be causing this?
There are a few reasons for this. My first guess is the G spring does not have enough tension. This can be caused by the spring being bent or the spring being ready to break.
I hope this helps.
@@TheBrassandWoodwindShop I think this could be the reason. Thank you
I CAN FINALLY PLAY B!!!!
What happened if I come completely off
Art can you put an octave key on my French horn? C'mon....I know you can work wonders!😂😆
My body octave key is plugged
When i press octave key nothing happens, i see the octave level moving up and down but i dont get higher notes at all :/
It is possible that there is something clogging up one of the octave vents. Try raising the octave keys and cleaning the vents with a pipe cleaner. That may or may not solve the problem, but it is the first thing to check.
I own a vintage Mark VI tenor. all that bending scares me
I always say, If you are not comfortable doing a repair, don't try it. That is usually when things go wrong.
What is a fix for when you press the octave key down and it stays down instead of coming back up
There can be different reasons for this. Are you talking about the body octave key, neck octave key, octave lever, or octave rocker?
When I push down the octave lever it stays down instead of coming up essentially not allowing the neck octave key to close back up
Does it stick only when the neck is on the sax, or all the time?
All the time
On the octave lever, some saxes have two pivot screws and some have a hinge rod. If you have a hinge rod, it is probably bent or rusted causing the key to stick. If you have 2 pivot screws, they could be rusty or the posts could have bent, causing the octave lever to be squeezed between the posts. These are the most likely problems, but there are several other things it could be. Try unscrewing the pivot screws or hinge rod (if they are not stuck) and see what you can find. Also check to see if the hinge rod moves freely inside the lever; or does it get stuck?
Whenever I play my middle d, just plays a high a. Help
It sounds like more than one key is opening up at the same time. Try looking at it carefully while using the different fingerings to see how the mechanism is working. (do not play it while you are doing this) Look for anything that does not look normal. Sorry I cannot help more, but it is hard to diagnose that problem without seeing the sax.
Thought it was just me having the same problem right now you get a solution to it?
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Ayo what about the Eb key. It doesn’t close all the way. It affects the low notes like low C and below.
Check to see if the key is running into the key guard.
@@TheBrassandWoodwindShop I got it! Thanks! It had fallen off a stand and it must’ve bent it. I had to remove the guard and bend the key by force back into place. But it worked!
Thanks very much
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