{"id":14414,"date":"2023-06-30T09:59:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=14414"},"modified":"2023-06-30T09:59:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:59:53","slug":"jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer Traditional Low A Bass Saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer Traditional low A bass is one of the company\u2019s current production model bass saxophones, and can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/product-page\/traditional-low-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their new website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14418\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=363%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"363,550\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=363%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-14418 size-full\" title=\"trad low A bass sax j'elle stainer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?resize=363%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer, traditional low A bass saxophone, South American saxophone, gold saxophone on black background, \" width=\"363\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?w=363&amp;ssl=1 363w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are the spec as provided by J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer:<\/p>\n<h3>Model (Part) Number: JBSA<\/h3>\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\n<h4>Traditional Low A<br \/>\nB\u266dBass Saxophone<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Handmade<\/li>\n<li>Traditional design<\/li>\n<li>Range from low A to high F#<\/li>\n<li>Written Range: A3-F#6<\/li>\n<li>Sounding: G1-E4<\/li>\n<li>Ergonomic keywork<\/li>\n<li>Brass body and bell<\/li>\n<li>Lacquered &amp; beautifully engraved<\/li>\n<li>Plastic resin J&#8217;Elle Stainer mouthpiece<\/li>\n<li>Brass ligature and cap<\/li>\n<li>Playable with bass mouthpiece and reeds<\/li>\n<li>J&#8217;Elle Stainer pads<\/li>\n<li>Metal resonators<\/li>\n<li>Adjustable peg and fixed floor rest<\/li>\n<li>SaxRax stand (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Special J&#8217;Elle Stainer flight case<\/li>\n<li>Final setup in USA or Italy<\/li>\n<li>Made in Brazil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>Wider bore for a bigger and rounder sound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/version5\\\/bass-sax-info\\\/modern-bass-saxes\\\/south-american-made\\\/jelle-stainer\\\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44524384}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1429px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 478px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"478\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"474\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14419\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"366,548\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?fit=366%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?w=474&#038;h=710&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?w=366&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"474\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 2\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14417\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"362,547\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png?fit=362%2C547&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png?w=470&#038;h=710&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png?w=362&amp;ssl=1 362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-4.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"470\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 4\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 470px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 477px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"477\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"473\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14416\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"365,548\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png?fit=365%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png?w=473&#038;h=710&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png?w=365&amp;ssl=1 365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-3.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"473\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"473\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 3\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 473px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h3>Commentary<\/h3>\n<h4>Traditional Low A vis-\u00e0-vis the French Wrap low A.<\/h4>\n<p>If you compare this Traditional Low A bass sax, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-low-a-french-wrap-bass-saxophone\/\">French Wrap low A<\/a>, you can clearly see some key differences:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/version5\\\/bass-sax-info\\\/modern-bass-saxes\\\/south-american-made\\\/jelle-stainer\\\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44524384}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1429px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 356px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"356\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"352\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14418\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png\" data-orig-size=\"363,550\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=363%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?w=352&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?w=363&amp;ssl=1 363w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer.png?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" width=\"352\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"352\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 352px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 356px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"356\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-low-a-french-wrap-bass-saxophone\/low-a-french-wrap-j-elle-stainer-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"352\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14400\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png\" data-orig-size=\"365,552\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png?fit=365%2C552&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png?w=352&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png?w=365&amp;ssl=1 365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer.png?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" width=\"352\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"352\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 352px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 360px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"360\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-traditional-low-a-bass-saxophone\/traditional-low-a-j-elle-stainer-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"356\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14419\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"366,548\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?fit=366%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?w=356&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?w=366&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer-2.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"356\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"356\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Traditional-Low-A-J-Elle-Stainer 2\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 356px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 357px; height: 537px;\" data-original-width=\"357\" data-original-height=\"537\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/bass-sax-info\/modern-bass-saxes\/south-american-made\/jelle-stainer\/jelle-stainer-low-a-french-wrap-bass-saxophone\/low-a-french-wrap-j-elle-stainer-1-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"353\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14401\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"365,550\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png?fit=365%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png?w=353&#038;h=533&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png?w=365&amp;ssl=1 365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer-1.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"353\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"353\" data-original-height=\"533\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Low-A-French-Wrap-J-Elle-Stainer 1\" alt=\"Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission\" style=\"width: 353px; height: 533px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer website https:\/\/www.jellestainer.com\/ Used With Permission <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<table class=\"mtr-table mtr-tr-td\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><strong>Low A Traditional Bass Sax<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><strong>French Wrap Low A Bass Sax<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Bell is fatter<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Bell is thinner<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Bell goes up to nearly the top of the upper bow<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Bell stops short of the upper bow<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Low C# tone hole located in the bow<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Low C# tone hole located in the bell<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">The bell is all one piece<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">The bell is in 2 pieces with a connecting ring at approx. the point where it flares<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"Low A Traditional Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">More gradual flare to the bell starting at the bow<\/div><\/td>\n<td data-mtr-content=\"French Wrap Low A Bass Sax\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">More conical bell shape from bow until the \u201cbell\u201d connecting ring<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Since these are pretty small photos that J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer provided, it is hard to see the details clearly. However, even from these pixelated images it is clear that these horns are going to be\u2014and quite likely play\u2014like two very different animals. It would be very interesting to play them side by side to see how different they really are in tone, response, and playability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The French Wrap Low A reminds me of the <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1969-11M-Ad.jpg?resize=1191%2C784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conn 11M baris<\/a>. The difference of course is that Conn added the extra bell length just above the bow, but you get the idea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned on the French Wrap Low A page, to me those horns look like Jinbao horns. I am guessing that part of the customization that J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer does on those horns is the bell extension to get it to low A.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s up with a low A on bass saxophones?<\/h4>\n<p>I find the model name &#8220;Traditional&#8221; Low A pretty funny. Adolph Sax&#8217;s original horns were keyed from low B to high Eb. Given these horns are ranged from low A to high F#, there is almost nothing <em>traditional<\/em> about them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am also not at all clear what the need for a low A is on a bass saxophone. On <strong>Eb instruments, an A = Concert C<\/strong>. But on <strong>Bb instruments, an A = Concert G<\/strong>. Having such an extended range on these already-heavy instruments doesn&#8217;t make sense given their key. That said, I am looking at it through the lens of the music I have played all my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If indeed what I have heard is true from the importer of some of these horns into North America, and low saxophones are used in South American churches in place of organs, then extended ranges for bass, contras, and even subcontras likely does make sense. I just wouldn&#8217;t want to be the person having to drag the horn to and from rehearsal and performances. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-edit\/plugins\/emoticons\/img\/smiley-surprised.gif?w=1429&#038;ssl=1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The J\u2019\u00c9lle Stainer Traditional low A bass is one of the company\u2019s current production model bass saxophones, and can be found on their new website.&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":14356,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14414","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P30OPe-3Ku","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14414\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}