{"id":36768,"date":"2013-03-27T09:39:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T17:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=36768"},"modified":"2024-06-06T08:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:56:48","slug":"the-latest-in-bari-necks-what-do-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2013\/the-latest-in-bari-necks-what-do-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest In Bari Necks. What Do You Think?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I got an email from someone asking me if I’d seen the latest in bari necks. It seems Oleg has designed a neck for baritone sax, that resembles that of a tenor saxophone, and is currently selling it on eBay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: intermuzika<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re a bit like me, and never grew out of that preschooler’s need to ask “why” about everything, you’re likely asking yourself: Why did Oleg design this? I’ve played bari for X years now, and have never wished for a different neck design, or perceived that I had a problem.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well according to the good folks at Oleg, here’s why this handy little rig is a good idea:<\/p>\n

Introducing the Newest Ground breaking development in baritone sax Ergonomics and Acoustics from OLEG! For sale is the first ever Curved baritone saxophone neck that will make every baritone player enjoy the instrument so much more!<\/p>\n

Finally the baritone sax feels like tenor saxophone with the power of two baritones.!<\/p>\n

Initially introduced at the recent NAMM show , the Oleg baritone with a curved neck was perceived as a sensation and unanimously voted by all musicians who test played it as the best sounding and feeling baritone sax they ever experienced. The curvature of the neck allows the musician to lift the instrument 3 inches up to a natural , relaxed neck position while releasing pressure from typically strained right hand wrist and thus eliminating the possibility of a carpal tunnel syndrome development so prevalent among professional baritone players. The neck will fit many professional and student brands and models with the widely common neck socket diameter of 22.35 mm, thus allowing students also to benefit from the rich and powerful sound and amazing comfort of playing Oleg curved baritone neck. The neck will improve sound, intonation , response, power and presence on all Selmer, Yamaha, Keilworth, Yanagisawa models as well as other brands with comparable neck sockets.<\/p>\n

P.S. The common response from the musicians already using the curved baritone neck: why the baritone was not designed that way in the first place?<\/p>\n

Good luck with your new playing adventure!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Source: intermuzika<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mmm…. It doesn’t have an octave key in it. That rules out a number of older, student model horns, and even pro horns like the King Super 20<\/a>, Martin Committee III<\/a>, or the Conn 12M<\/a>. Although the neck is photographed in a vintage Keilwerth of some stripe (at least I think it’s a JK), I suspect that it will fit more modern horns, than vintage ones.<\/p>\n

Now this new Oleg bari neck would fit my Mark VI<\/a>, but then some people will argue that Mark VIs aren’t really vintage anyway. \ud83d\ude08   That argument aside, I know when I was playing my bari exclusively, and rehearsing or practicing 3 to 4 hours a day, I was starting to develop wrist pain in my right hand. Would a goose neck-shaped, bari neck really help this? It is an interesting claim.<\/p>\n

Another interesting claim that Oleg makes, is that with this new neck, “the baritone sax feels like tenor saxophone with the power of two baritones”.<\/em> I’m curious why this would be, and if the neck allows for more volume, ergo more projection.<\/p>\n

I checked on both Oleg’s website,<\/a> and their Facebook page<\/a>, but neither lists this bari neck as a product. I wonder why? You’d think that if a company had a new product\u2014such as a new baritone and\/or a revolutionary new neck design\u2014that they would promote it through their online presence and social media.<\/p>\n

If this new style of bari neck sounds interesting to you, I’m sure the good folks at Oleg would love to sell it to you. The eBay auction<\/a> is set to run for another 13 days from today (March 27, 2013). Oleg has put a Buy It Now price of $795 on the neck, but they are open to offers. At the time of writing there was 1 offer of the neck already.<\/p>\n

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