Saxophone Installation Guide

Saxophone Installation Guide

• From the saxophone body, carefully remove the small pieces of loose cube shaped cork dyed in red (usually positioned as indicated on Illustration A) that have been placed to prevent the keywork from moving in transit. There are about 6 pieces in total. Do not remove cork glued to the keywork or glued to the joint ends.
  
• Remove the black plastic transit protection cap from the top of the body by slackening the retaining screw and twisting the cap out (see Illustration B).
• Smear a small amount of grease (not provided) on to the body joint and crook ends. This allows the sections to be more easily slid together when assembled.
• Take the Body (1) and Crook (2) and join these together with a twisting motion.
• Line up the Crook (2) (see Illustration A) and tighten the retaining screw (see Illustration B) to prevent the crook from moving out of position.
• The Mouthpiece section comprises of 4 Separate parts (see Illustration C).
  
  Remove the Mouthpiece Cap, Ligature and Reed. When removing the ligature, be careful not to damage the reed. Now join the mouthpiece to the rest of the assembled saxophone, again using a twisting motion. The mouthpiece section must be aligned with the other parts in the correct position (see Illustration A).
• To play the saxophone, the cane reed must be moistened. Then carefully positioned and damped on to the mouthpiece using the ligature (see Illustration D). Do not over tighten the ligature. Note: If the edge of the reed is damaged in any way, then replace it with the spare reed included with the outfit.