Donner Alto Saxophone DAX-21, Gold Lacquer E Flat Sax with Full Kit Travel Bag, Foldable Stand and Cleanning Kit, for Beginner/Students, Brass Engraving and Gorgeous Sound

The product is truly amazing and excellent value

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I ordered this before Christmas. It took nearly two weeks to arrive even though I had a prime account. Must be the season. The Amazon package was okay as the original box inside was a little crushed. The only issue inside was the box for the stand which was crushed but the stand itself was fine. To my disappointment, the mouthpiece and ligature was missing. I also noted three of the five reeds were also missing. I talked to Donner CS and they were no help. They asked me to search inside. It isn't exactly a maze to search. I talked to Amazon and they offered to compensate me so I could buy a mouthpiece and ligature including the reeds. The reeds that came with the saxophone were twisted. They would not lay flat on the mouthpiece.The saxophone itself was of good visible quality. However when you connected it to the neck strap, it was unbalanced and bottom heavy. Quite bottom heavy as it is just shy of 5kg. It is hard to hold it up. The horn is also quite restrictive to blow. Not the mouthpiece but the horn itself. I am still trying but I think this will not work for me and I will have to return it. I had it also tested by a professional and she agreed wit my observations and also noted the keys were harder to press. Not recommended for newbies or even intermediate players. I just tried other saxophones with my purchased mouthpiece at a local shop to compare. They were lighter and blew smoothly without too much effort.

This is my first Saxophone and it seems great to me. I'm not an expert and don't know a ton about different Saxophones, but this one sounds great as far as I'm concerned and seems to be well made.

Bad:- no serial number (representative of not appropriate quality control, this can be see in the problems with some keys)- sticky in the note "A"- high F# key difficult to play- while in my other saxophones is easy to reach the high notes "F" and "F#", in the DAX-21 is difficult. (other quality control issue)- the mouthpiece that came with the DAX-21 is not good. You need to replace with a better alto saxophone mouthpiece.- before I play the DAX-21, I used some time in setting up, resolving some air leaking. This supposed to be done in the factory by the "experts in set up" in the quality control department.- no cork grease- no warranty note or paperGood:- good and vibrant sound using a better mouthpiece- excellent intonation- good hand carved work- decent bag, but minimalist- the ligature is ok- the cleaning kit is ok- good shipping package- the sax stand is cheap, but doe the jobIn resume, the Donner DAX-21 is a good alto saxophone, but need a better job in factory quality control and setting up.

I am ecstatic with this sax!I love the tone of the instrument. It sounds very good for this price range. Which also makes the Saxophone a great value in my opinion.Whether you are starting out as a beginner or have some experience under your belt, this Alto Sax is a great buy.I love the travel bag, it is really nice for this price point and actually offers functional protection for the sax while still being light weight, very easy to travel or pack around due to its design.The sax itself is very beautiful for this price range, the keys look awesome, a nice copper pearl look on the inlays, while the hand carved details on the instrument look great as well, any beginner or someone looking for an upgrade from a beginner sax would be thrilled, as it looks great. Beautiful finish too, looks great all around, I was very impressed.The neck strap is nice, and the little stand is a great bonus.Really love the mouthpiece shape, easy to play. Includes a reed. Everything you need is here for a beginner. Sax is responsive, easy to feel the instrument as you can feel the vibration while playing. It is easy enough adjust to your own playing style, overall, for the price it is impressive.Instrument is well made and seems to be airtight; production quality and quality control seem to be in order, Donner is a good company, I have one of their guitars and really enjoy it as well, they make good instruments.