DEMO Cannonball GA5-SB Gerald Albright Signature Series Professional Alto Saxophone Cannonball

DEMO Cannonball GA5-SB Gerald Albright Signature Series Professional Alto Saxophone

Silver-Plated Body and Body Keys / Black-Nickel Bow, Bell and Bell Keys

GERALD ALBRIGHT SIGNATURE SERIES

In collaboration with Gerald Albright, we designed the elaborate hand engraving that adorns each saxophone with a strikingly elegant look. Gerald chose the stone type, the black Italian pads, and the select finishes that perfectly complete the purpose of these saxophones: to embody the bold, soulful sound performed no better than by the master, Gerald Albright himself.

BIG BELL®

The Big Bell®, created by Cannonball® in 2001, enhances the ability to create a broad range of dynamics for a depth of the sound color and lower partials. The increased size also lends to a big, warm sound.

SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES

Gerald selected multi-colored Picasso Jasper semi-precious stones to adorn the key touches, necks, and bell key guard of the Gerald Albright Series. No two sets of stones are exactly the same, making your horn unique in the fine details. These beautiful stones give the instrument a striking look, and are also patented for the way they change the instrument’s resonance.

ENGRAVINGS

In collaboration with Gerald Albright, we designed the elaborate hand engraving that adorns each saxophone with a strikingly elegant appearance. Looking at the engraving, you might spot Gerald’s hobby when he’s not making music. (Gerald is an avid golfer!) Each instrument is hand engraved at our facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. To preserve and promote this jeweler’s art, the masterful engravings turn each saxophone into a unique piece of art in itself.

TWO NECKS

Each Gerald Albright Series saxophone comes standard with two hand-customized necks. The second neck on alto and tenor models is the FAT Neck^® which has the octave tube on the underside of the neck, creating less resistance of air-flow, resulting in a FAT sound with more lows, more mids, less highs.

SPECS

• Designed in collaboration with Gerald Albright
• Big Bell
• One-Piece Hand-Hammered Bell
• Two Hand-Customized Necks
• Semi-Precious Stones
• Hand Engraved
• High F#
• Ribbed Construction
• Detachable Bell and Bow
• Annealed Bell, Bow and Necks
• Italian Pisoni Water-Resistant Leather Pads w/Wool Felt
• Convex Nickel-Plated Brass Resonators
• Blue Steel Springs
• Power Forged Keys
• Upper and Lower Stack Adjustment Screws
• Adjustable Metal Thumb Hook
• Pivoting C#-Bb Table Mechanism
• Stabilizing Brace for Left Hand Spatula
• Relief Springs on G# and Low C# Keys
• Machined One-Piece Neck Receiver
• Double Arms on Bell Keys
• Hard Rubber Mouthpiece
• Acoustically Hand Customized by a Professional
• Case

The instrument pictured is the actual instrument you will receive. It has never been owned or purchased. It has only ever been a sales floor demo model.