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Backpacker Saxophone

Created by Ron Marr

Beginners and pro musicians will love this lightweight, handmade wooden update to the woodwind section star.

$175.00

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Handmade

Independent Maker

Made in USA

What Makes It Uncommon

Sax Appeal

Made up of a staggering 600 parts and weighing up to 8 pounds, a traditional saxophone rarely appears on hikes or at campgrounds. It's a good thing maker Ron Marr dreamed up a more portable, player-friendly version of the woodwind section favorite. Using forgotten timber, often found on his lawn, Ron hollows and burns out each instrument's sound chamber, which is charred, sanded, and smoothed to a slick finish. Then he drills and tunes six holes (rather than the standard 25) before affixing a copper plumbing elbow and adding that signature sax mouthpiece. The result is a travel-ready wooden twist on an old favorite capable of delivering a warm sax/clarinet combination tone that beginners and pro horn players will love picking up and playing out. Handmade in Missouri.
Ron Marr

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Ron Marr

location

Missouri

From Montana ghost towns and remote Ozark cabins to the edge of Florida's Everglades, solitude in nature is priceless to Ron Marr. "It's provided me opportunities to teach myself skills, take up hobbies, and create simply for the joy of creation," he says. The west-central Missouri native has built countless dulcimers, guitars, bowed psalteries, and wooden flutes for more than 40 years. In addition to instruments, Ron is an award-winning wood-carver, published author, and newspaper and magazine writer.

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Made from

brass, plastic, red oak, copper-elbow, bamboo reed

Measurements

Assembled dimensions (with mouthpiece) 16” L x 4” W x 1.5” H

Care

To protect the bamboo reed, place mouthpiece cap over mouthpiece when not in use

Notes

Includes:
- 4C Alto Sax mouthpiece
- cap
- ligature
- pack of 10 reeds
- instruction sheet/fingering chart

Item ID

54824

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