Mendini by CecilioAlto Saxophone for Beginners, E Flat Tenor Saxophone for Students Musicians with Tuner, Mouthpiece, Case, 10 Reeds, Grease, Cleaning Cloth & Rod, Gloves, Strap, Book (Black Gold)

The media could not be loaded. Its a very nice saxophone,value for money,delivered to our doorstep well packed, easy to assemble, well tuned, sleek looking, my daughter 9yrs old was able to use it right away for her class, easy to play, durable, and complete with all the essentials like extra reeds, very nice bag, duster and cloth for cleaning as well as small book music sheets inside and battery-operated tuner with batteries included. Color blue-gold is what we ordered.

I have the Nickel Plated instrument, silver keys and body. Out of the box it is the most beautiful sax I've ever held. It came ready to play with 11 reeds, ... one ready in the mouthpiece.As for sound, so far so good. I am an older jazz saxophonist and I find variation of the reed and mouthpiece necessary to test different sound qualities. I took it through the paces, all the scales, some improvisational play w/ two different mouth pieces, 7 different reeds. One pad was sticking, so I put a little oil on it. The reeds aren't the greatest (the Glory reeds are much better). Other than that, it plays fine.This is the third low-cost mainland China sax I've tried. A lot of the great sax players were dirt poor when they started, and these low cost instruments may be all the future musicians have initially. My first test was an Antigua student model rented for my son, then a Glory and the Mendini off Amazon. They all are manufactured from a similar/identical CAD design based on a high end Selmer Paris (built with lower quality materials).The Mendini is the best of the three I've tried so far. The key springs were more stiff and the sound less bright than my higher end Antigua pro, but that may be due to the newness of sax. With a good mouthpiece and seasoned reed, the Mendini has been really nice to play ... and it looks and feels great. I had a Bundy and Vito when I was a kid ... this is nicer.FYI, I ignore sax reviews that aren't from verified purchasers. The most popular negative review seems to be from someone who never bought this sax. Also, be cautious of reviews from new sax players playing with a new reed. Reeds need moisture and get better with use. They also need a well trained lip to really good sound.

I'm no professional sax guy by any means, played for a number of years throughout middle/high school and got back into it just this year after probably a decade of not playing. I grew up playing some kind of Blessing instrument, which I replaced a while ago with a Selmer Liberty LAS-100 because it was falling apart. Purchased this for my dad who has never played any wind instruments before, because he wanted to play around with one and I was curious if this brand was any good.First thing, the reeds are trash. I took one look and tossed them immediately. You'll need to replace them with something reputable, get some Rico reeds or something.Second thing, the mouthpiece is also absolute garbage. I was able to produce some kind of horrible honking sound eventually, but it took a lot of adjustment. My completely inexperienced dad wasn't even able to get it to produce sound most of the time. If you're gonna buy this for someone just starting out, grab them a decent Yamaha starter mouthpiece or something. Once we got him one of those, he was instantly having a much easier time.Also the neckstrap is bad. It probably works, but it's really uncomfortable. Probably in your best interest to get one of those nice padded ones. The case is a molded piece of styrofoam covered with cloth, so I wouldn't expect it to protect your instrument from any real wear. It's fine for just stowing away the thing around the house or whatever, but I'd want something better if I was doing any sort of travel. It doesn't come with the full gamut of cleaning supplies, so you'll have to pick up one of those cleaning kit deals.Honestly, I was sort of expecting all of that though. Once you pair it up with a decent mouthpiece/reeds, this is a fantastic sax for the price. It looks beautiful. Feels very solid, doesn't seem thin or lightweight or anything like that. The key adjustment was fine, surprisingly lower action compared to my LAS-100. The neck fit in really tight, such that the tightening screw didn't actually seem to do anything, which was weird. Also the neck cork was way too thick and needed to be sanded down for the mouthpiece to fit correctly. But again, this is a brand new instrument shipped for $240! Used instruments will have their own problems and not look half as nice as this while costing twice as much, easily. The Blessing instrument I learned to play on was four times as much back in the day, and even in its prime it wasn't as good as this one.If you know what to expect, and you can put down a little extra to pair it up with a nice mouthpiece/reeds, this is a great disposable sax.

Bought this sax 3 weeks ago, first time sax player, a few observations..1 The sax itself is absolutely beautiful, mine is purple with gold keys. The sound is sassy and warm, the keys seem to be snug where they should be and and move when they shouldn’t.2 the reeds that come with it are very rough, didn’t use them, got a different brand. Work much better.3 the mouthpiece looked like a honey badger was using it for a toothpick, there were nicks in the bed, it couldn’t pass a pop test. Got a Yamaha 4c. Plays much better.4 the case is quite functional for a soft case, the inside is form fitted with hard foam to hold the sax quite firm.Overall it’s a great starter for anyone leaning to play.Oh, and I’m 61, am tone deaf, and partially deaf in both ears, thank you Uncle Sam! And can’t read music. But I’m learning!