Cannonball Professional Alto Saxophone A5BR Brute

Cannonball designed the Big Bell® Stone Series® Saxophones for you to be able to play without limits, feeling each note vibrate in your hands. The combination of fine hand-engraving and semi-precious natural stone touch pieces from the deep earth make each saxophone an art piece in itself. 

Features:

Big Bell: The Big Bell projects a bold, warm sound, yet allows you to play with the most subtle nuances, creating a contemporary version of the big-sounding American horns from the early to mid 1900's.

One-Piece Hand-Hammered Bell: Each Cannonball saxophone bell is formed from a single sheet of brass and hand hammered before being meticulously hand-smoothed and evened.

Two Hand-Customized Necks: Each Big Bell Stone Series comes with two hand-customized necks: an original neck in a finish matching the saxophone body, and a silver-plated FAT Neck. Each neck is hand customized for superior projection, rich tone, and precise pitch. Our acoustical technicians meticulously adjust each neck to perform optimally on the specific saxophone.

17 Semi-Precious Stones: In the addition to their striking beauty, the semi-precious stones adorning Cannonball saxophone are patented for the tonal characteristics they add to the saxophone.

High F#: The High F# key extends the saxophone's range and makes high passages easier to play.

Ribbed Construction: Posts are silver-soldered onto metal "ribs" that are then soft-soldered to saxophone body. This makes the instrument stronger and more rigid, which helps keep the instrument in adjustment and minimizes damage if hit or dropped. Ribbed construction also makes the horn easier to repair if damages does occur. This means that if serious damage is done to the saxophone, your repair costs will be lower.

Detachable Bell and Bow: The bell and bow can be removed from the body by a qualified repair technician in the event of serious damage. This reduces repair costs as it allows repairs to be done quicker, easier, and more effectively.

Triple-Annealed Bell, Bow, and Necks: The bell, bow, and necks go through an annealing process several times, heating and then cooling the brass to specific temperatures. This annealing process gives the horn a warmer, more even tone. The Cannonball hand-hammering process, which follows annealing hardens the brass and gives our instruments superior ring and resonance.

Italian Water-Resistant Leather Pads w/ Wool Felt: Our Italian Pisoni water-resistant leather pads have been specifically chosen for long life, excellent sealing, and the superior feel they add to the key action.

Convex Nickel-Plated Brass Resonators: Our pads have riveted nickel-plated brass resonators that are specifically chosen for optimum performance and sound.

Blued Steel Springs: Steel needle springs allow for the most precise, even key tension. The bluing process makes the steel resistant to rust and corrosion, which extend the life of the springs.

Power Forged Keys: Forged brass has much greater strength and uniformity than cast brass, so our keys resist bending and hold their adjustment exceptionally well over time.

Upper and Lower Stack Adjustment Screws: Upper and lower stack adjustment screws allow for easier and more precise regulation and adjustment. Under each stack adjustment screws we use synthetic cork, which (unlike natural cork) resists compression over time, the fine adjustments on your saxophone will last.

Adjustable Metal Thumb Hook: The sturdy brass thumb hook is adjustable so you can set it to the angle that best fits your own hands.

Pivoting C#-Bb table mechanism: The "tilting spatula" rocking mechanism allows fast and fluid transitions between the low C-sharp and low B-flat keys.

Stabilizing Brace for Left Hand Spatula: The dour left-hand table keys are susceptible to being knocked out of adjustment when their top moves, so we have added an additional lateral brace to keep it in place, especially when the horn is hit or dropped.

Relief Springs on G# and Low C# keys: Relief springs help lift open the G-sharp and low C-sharp keys when they would otherwise "stick" and remain closed.

Machined One-Piece Neck Receiver: Instead of soldering the post that holds the neck tension and lyre screws, our receiver is machined out of a solid piece of brass. This adds great strength and durability to the neck receiver.

Double Arms on Bell Keys: We added an extra arm to reinforce the large bell keys and keep them in adjustment over time.

Hard Rubber Mouthpiece: Cannonball Mouthpieces are made of quality hard rubber and carefully crafted play easily and to create a clear, rich, beautiful tone. They are the choice of many professional saxophonists around the world.