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The following are steps that lead you through the process of putting your saxophone together:
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Take a saxophone reed out of its case and soak the thin half of the reed in your mouth; soaking the reed will allow
you to produce a better tone when you begin to play, and
will also allow you to produce sound more easily. While soaking the reed follow the steps below.
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Take the saxophone body out of the saxophone case.
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Loosen the neck screws slightly.
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Attach the neck to the body and tighten the neck screws to keep the neck from moving around too easily.
Saxophone neck attached to body
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Attach the mouthpiece to the neck; push the mouthpiece about halfway down the cork.
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Take the reed out of your mouth and place the flat part of it over the bottom of the mouthpiece.
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Hold the reed in place with the mouthpiece.
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Take the ligature out of the saxophone case and slide it over the mouthpiece and the reed.
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Align the left and right sides of the reed with the left and right sides of the mouthpiece.
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Align the top of the reed with the end curve of the mouthpiece. Make sure that the two are well
aligned; when looking at the mouthpiece from the top, the reed should not be hanging over the mouthpiece curve.
Reed aligned with end curve of mouthpiece
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Tighten the screws on the ligature (do not tighten the
screws too tight because you will have to remove
the ligature from the mouthpiece before putting away
your saxophone.)
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Take the saxophone strap out of the saxophone case and place it around your neck.
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Hook up the strap to the loop located about halfway down the back area of the saxophone.
Saxophone loop
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Standard of Excellence by Bruce Pearson
Saxophone parts
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