Buffet 400 Series Alto Saxophone - Gold Lacquer

A higher grade first or step-up saxophone to help you on your way

 The Buffet 400 Series has been one of the teacher's favorites for decades and will provide years of excellent performance for the beginning & advancing saxophonist.

The 400 Series saxophones are beautifully hand-engraved and built to a high quality by Buffet, one of Europe's leading woodwind makers. With keys up to high F# and even response across the registers, the 400 Series has good intonation and tonal qualities for jazz or classical performance.

Extended warranty

By registering your sax on the Buffet website, Buffet are offering an additional year to their standard two-year warranty.

The specification includes:

• Hand engraving on key cups, bell, bow, body and neck

• Pisoni pads with metal resonators

• Double arms on low C, B, Bb keys for better feel and stability in low register

• Reinforced spatula bracing

• Ribbed construction

• Deluxe backpack-style case 

Features

• Material: Brass

• Finish: Gold lacquer

• Key Touches: Mother of Pearl

• Neck: Buffet

• Engraving: Bell, bow, body, neck & key cups hand engraved

• Case: Buffet deluxe back-pack style case

• Mouthpiece: Buffet plastic

• Made in: China

• Free Professional Set Up & Free Check over within a Year

• Recommended for: Students

• Warranty: Two years, extendable to three years by registering

Review

For decades, every time a new student walked through our doors, they would have a list of two or three saxes recommended by their teacher and Buffet was always one of them. This latest incarnation lives up to that reputation, even though the price has increased significantly which may rule it out for some beginners. The good news is that the quality and specification have also increased, so now this a sax that many would consider an intermediate or "step up" model that many experienced players would be very happy with. Phill - SAX