Kessler Custom Performance Series Tenor Sax
Intermediate Performance at a Student Tenor Sax Price!
Our Performance Series Tenor Sax features the same advanced bore design that we use on our professional models. They are combined with a light weight “single post to body” construction to make the instrument vibrate easier for younger players. However, as the player grows, the saxophone grows with them due to the advanced professional bore. To help keep cost down, these models do not have any bell engraving other than the brand logo stamp on the bell. The keywork, pads & body tubes are the same parts used on our more expensive Standard Series saxophones. The Performance Series Tenor Sax gives you an intermediate tenor sax at a price better than a student tenor sax from the other brands!
Student Price, Intermediate Performance!
Our Performance Series tenor uses the same bore concept that is used throughout our entire Kessler Custom lineup. This bore is based around modern, French professional bore concepts. Whereas most student models feature a student bore, we feel that students are better suited with a higher performance design that has been setup to be easier to play for them. So we utilize a lighter weight design in several areas around the horn to decrease the weight and thus improve the vibrational response from the horn, making it easier for a student to play. This allows them to grow with a professional bore.
This lowered weight is done primarily by using a feature called “Single Post to Body Construction”. This is where each key post is directly soldered on to the body tube. Our true intermediate models such as the Standard & Deluxe Series, as well as our Handmade models use a heavier “Ribbed Body Construction” (where posts are first soldered to a body “rib” that is then attached to the body). This Single Post to Body Construction allows for less weight on the body tube and thus allows for easier vibration.
The Performance Series also uses a lighter weight neck receiver on the body and has a few less key guards attached to it. All of these things combined really add up and allow for easy vibration while still offering a richer, more complex tone than traditional “student tenor saxes” on the market.
2020 Refresh!
For 2020, we have refreshed the Performance Series Tenor Sax with a few minor upgrades! These upgrades, while minor, do add to the already amazing value offered with our Performance Series model. These upgrades include:
- Upgraded Pads to the same level as our Standard/Deluxe Series
- Upgrade to Real Mother of Pearl Finger Touches
Mouthpiece Upgrade Options
Your mouthpiece is the MOST important piece of equipment available to your new sax! By default, we include one of our Kessler Custom plastic student tenor sax mouthpieces. These offer easy performance and promote growth for the player. However, upgrading to a better mouthpiece will only make this sax an even better value! Choose from one of several pre-configured discounted options at checkout such as:
- K.Custom Hard Rubber “Intermediate” OL5
Great for all around performance – click to view - K.Custom “Modern Classical”
Merging a vintage C* Soloist facing with an S80 Chamber Concept – click to view - Vandoren Optimum TL3 or TL4
One of the most trusted mouthpieces to handle all musical styles – click to view - Selmer Paris S80 C*
The most widely used & recommended classical mouthpiece for students – click to view
- K.Custom Hard Rubber “Intermediate” OL5
Kessler Custom Performance Series Tenor Sax
Professional Setup
Every horn we send out to a customer is not released from us unless it has been completely setup in our shop first. This is because the setup on the horn is of the utmost importance! Sometimes, a saxophone (regardless of who the manufacturer or whether it is a student tenor sax or a pro model) comes in needing 20 minutes of adjustments and then the very next one can require 2 hours! So if you were to get 5 of the same model right out of the box, they will all play different which leads people to believe that they are “good” or “bad” saxes… but the reality is that the one that was the best out of the 5 was likely the one that needed the least amount of work and on the flip side, the “bad” sax was the one that needed 2 hours worth of adjustments!
Once the same 5 saxophones are properly regulated and adjusted to perfection, they become near identical saxophones that even the pickiest of players would be challenged to pick a true “favorite” horn. However, since most stores do not or even can not perform this setup, the player never knows this and is simply relying on the luck of the draw. This is why we perform our setup (in our www.SaxophoneRepairs.com ProShop) on them before delivering your new sax to you. You trust us with your purchase and we want to make sure that you are rewarded by giving you your ideal saxophone setup flawlessly!
Specifications
Performance Series Specifications
Our Performance Series tenor sax will be mistaken as a student tenor sax due to it’s price, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. We make our Performance Series to truly offer intermediate level performance at a price closer to a student tenor sax.
Bore | Professional French Style Bore |
Body Material | Brass (70% copper), Gold Lacquered |
Body Construction | Single Post to Body Construction |
Pads | High Quality Leather with Metal Domed Resonators (upgraded 2020) |
Range | Low Bb to High F# |
Finger Touches | Mother of Pearl (upgraded 2020) |
Mouthpiece | Kessler Custom Plastic C* (upgrades available) |
Case | GL Cases ABS Case |
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