Glory Gold Laquer E Flat Alto Saxophone with 11reeds,8 Pads cushions,case,carekit

Works great! I was a little apprehensive but my son needed a saxophone to begin with. He picked it right up and it sounds good for a beginner sax. It’s quite loud too. I would recommend for any beginner.

We got this saxophone for my 7th-grade son instead of paying the sky-high monthly rental fees, and it’s been such a great decision. The gold lacquer finish looks beautiful — it really stands out — and it came with everything he needed, from reeds to a care kit and case. The sound quality is clear and smooth, and his band teacher was actually impressed by how well it plays for the price.The reeds included are fine for starting out, but upgrading to higher-quality ones gave it an even better tone.Overall: A fantastic beginner saxophone set that saves money and sounds great. My son is proud to own his own instrument, and it’s performing beautifully in band practice.

I bought 4 of these Glory Alto Saxophones recently for a band class I'm teaching this year for beginners at our small school in rural Alaska. Obviously the most compelling feature is the price (relative to many student models that start near or over $1,000), but I was also drawn by the overall decent reviews. Alto sax is the instrument I first learned to play almost exactly 30 years ago, on a "bundy" (Selmer company) student sax that I still have. It seems to me that what shoppers really need is a review written a year or two down the road after purchase, because it's easy to think one thing at first and then another thing a while later after putting some hours on the horn. So I intend to do a followup on this review in a year or two from now, and I will say how they held up under the abuse of my excitable students.For now, my first impressions are that the saxes look and sound fine. I took each one out and played each for about 10 minutes, playing in a variety of styles. A few of the keys are located a little off from where I'm used to (especially the octave key, more to the right), but I was able to play without any significant problems. The tone was fine, actually better than my old Bundy, especially at the lower end, but also on the high notes. So I'm satisfied with the purchase so far, though we shall see how they do over the long haul and I will update then.I can tell they are cheaply made and some details give the impression that they were put together in a rush. Specifics:1. Tight fitting mouthpieces. Apparently the diameter of the upper cork portion of the neck is fairly inconsistent because all four were different. One was VERY difficult to get on, even with lots of grease and keep in mind I'm not new to the sax so I was trying the usual tricks. I tore the cork a little bit in getting it on, and it required so much effort that a child definitely would not have been able to get it on at all. I left it on for a while once I got it on so it compressed the cork and that of course helped, though it will probably continue to be a little difficult to tune on an ongoing basis, especially for a kid who will likely accidentally unseat their reed in the twisting/pushing/pulling process. One of the others was difficult, though not quite as bad, and it did not tear the cork. The third was somewhat difficult, but an improvement and probably about what I would expect for the first time. The fourth was about as easy as it is to put my mouthpiece on my 30-year old bundy student sax. I think this might be a bad thing, in that once it compresses the cork some more I could see it falling off on its own or just being really loose all the time. We shall see, and like I said that is why an update in a year or two is important.2. One of the four saxes had a bunch of what appears to be cork grease on the inside of the lower part of the neck (or crook). A bunch of cork grease. Weird because nothing touches that portion of the instrument. That part of the neck goes IN to the lower part (body) of the sax - there is no friction or connection point on the INSIDE of the neck, which is where the grease was. This was only found on one of the 4 that I bought.3. A few pads are off-center and one (one of the right pinky finger keys) was even glued diagonally and not in the center of the "pad hole," like it was done in a big hurry. That pad causes the particular key to not open as far as it is supposed to. It rests in open position, so this means that the key that closes it is constantly depressed slightly from normal position. This should have no effect on how it plays.4. One of the octave keys, at the top, is off center. Meaning if you try and lift it way up it actually hits the little side bars on the way up. It isn't rising at a 90 degree angle. More like 70 degrees or something. If you pull it above the sidebars (which you can do since it barely hits on the way up), then release it, it sticks on the same side bar on the way down. This is not a big deal actually because when you are playing you only use the octave key - it seldom gets lifted in this manner except by accident. But I point it out to show just the sort of little things you might notice. I am happy with the purchase so far, but this sort of stuff is why it can be sold at such a low price.5. There are extra keys that I am not used to. Between the A# side key and the D# side key on the right hand (lower) end there are 2 more side keys, situated closer to the main 3 right hand keys. I looked online and I think they are for high f# and f# trill. Maybe these are commonplace now.6. These things ship ready to play. They go so far as to put a reed on the mouthpiece. The reeds are 2.5 "glory" branded and I bought Rico 2.0 reeds instead for the kids to start out on. I want all the help I can get to help them make their first sound, to minimize initial discouragement.I will try and monitor these reviews so if you have a question fire away. So far so good and I would buy them again. Don't expect the quality of a Yamaha sax, but it might be 90% as good for 1/4th the price. If my child was wanting to learn the alto sax I would strongly consider going this route, or buying a name brand horn on craigslist.

Demasiado bello y perfecto

I purchased to teach myself an instrument. Was great for a beginner. I learned pretty quick on this. Upgraded the mouthpiece. Beautiful horn that looks very expensive. The engravings was very nice. Came with everything you need to start playing out of the box.

Since I'm a beginner just trying to learn it's bit of a challenge. YouTube video on beginners stages has been great help. Did not come with Manuel so I had to figure on how to put neck,mouthpiece,beed, strap together. Purchased Yamaha mouthpiece and that made huge difference,much easier to play notes. That's a must for beginners than using Glory mouthpiece that came with sax. I will update on progress and quality of sax as I learn more. Did come loaded with accessories, sax looks very nice. For price I'm assuming it's good deal for beginners.

We got a bad one. 3 notes dont work. We assumed it was because our granddaughter was a beginner and so as time progressed past return date , her teacher had her put her mouth piece on another students saxophone and she was able to play all notes as normal. We dont have a local shop anywhere within 45 minutes that does brass so i reached out to company via amazon "get product support" and got no reply. Seemed great at first and included alot but little did we know those tough to hit notes were not my 11 yr old granddaughters fault which essentially wasted 4 months of band practice. So disappointed. Bought a different brand and will find out tomorrow how it goes. I suspect well. This brand is hit or miss. Sadly.

Very solid built. My daughter is in the school jazz band. The band teacher loaned her a used Selmer AS500. She likes the alto sax and wanted to have her own. Then we bought this one. It worked well right out of the box. But the reeds came with it are crap. She replaced it with a Vandoren 3, immediately the sound is improved. Now, we put a Yamaha Alto Sax Mouthpiece 4C on it. It beats the school loaner in everyway: all notes are easier to make, especially the low A, more powerful and louder. We no longer need the Selmer AS500, we will return it to her band teacher next Monday.Wish we had bought the black one, the black finish is so cool. Anyway, here are thePros:1 low price2 notes are easy to play3 sturdy built with fine finish4 neck fits the body really tight, no leakingCons:1 the cork on the neck is way too thick, it's hard to put the mouthpiece on2 there is no padding on the neck strap, it makes the player very uncomfortable3 the reeds and accessories are totally useless, wish they put a lyre insteadbought on September 13, 2015, still going strong as for March 11, 2016

Good and sounds is brilliant

This budget Sax sounds great and the workmanship is above par. Under $400, WOW!! It sounds superb, has tons of extras and not one key was loose upon delivery. Buy with confidence as its 100% worth every penny! Simply put together and play! 5 Stars 👍👍👍👍👍

The only negative thing; the straps are a real letdown. They are OK for a kid, not for an adult, though.The sound and the looks are all nice and it works well, no problems. Not sure about longevity of course, not at this point.

Glory Professional Alto Eb SAX Saxophone - I bought this for my son when he started 7th grade and needed an instrument for home practice. The saxophone is top-notch, with flawless craftsmanship and impeccable sound. After a few weeks of practice, my son was thrilled with it - as was his school teacher. In fact, they provided him with a school instrument, so we reluctantly returned this one since he no longer needed it. However, I would definitely recommend it to interested beginners because it's an excellent instrument.

Sounds very good for the price, arrived on time and in excellent condition. The only complaint I have is that it doesn't include the neck harness, cork grease and whatever that is beside the cork grease in the picture or the screwdriver as shown in the picture. Other than that I am enjoying this saxophone. I didn't reach out to the company as I didn't see the option on the order page.