Do you need the High F Sharp Key?

[@bobblues1158]

Absolutely a fun key. Not only for facilitating other altissimo notes, but shakes ( trills with wide intervals). Thank you as always for your unique communication to the Sax Community!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks for watching 👀

[@MrGuto]

I'm with you! Glad to have the high F# key for all of the same reasons. One comment: at 5:04 while pushing the F# key with your RH index for a high G sound, I also push the side Bb key with the same finger at the same time. It opens the high G up to an even more in tune and stable G note.

[@CKBrew]

Great video, should be watched by all aspiring saxophonists!

[@bmonkey8]

F# is the goat of altissimo

[@keithcampbell6806]

Good morning bro the statement you made quote l would never buy a saxophone without the high F sharp key is spot on . However l would add l would never buy a saxophone without adjustment screws on the right and left hand stacks. Have a great day sir and keep up the good work.

[@devynburgess1028]

This video was the deal breaker in deciding between a sax with or without high F#! Thank you so much!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Glad it helped!

[@garethchristian6257]

Thank you for that....I've never seen those fingerings elsewhere. They work perfectly!!

[@jazzman_10]

I have always had issues trying to get the G altissimo and you have brought the solution to it. Peace! 🙏

[@bltpkstz]

going to try that later. I never use that key, but looking forward to try new things on the sax. Thanks!

[@Sirvalorsax]

😀

[@amathesaxylady]

Omg I was looking to get a different alto sax and saw people debating this very thing on a forum. A few people said they prefer NOT to have one. So I really needed this video! Thanks!

[@FernandoFerreira-kf6kz]

Me too. So you getting that f# key?

[@amathesaxylady]

@@FernandoFerreira-kf6kz there’s an old Yamaha YAS 21 going cheap and I have only ever heard good things about this sax but it doesn’t have a high F# key. As a tenor player that dabbles with alto, this sax might be ideal for me as I have little money to spend right now

[@blueeyedsoulman]

@@amathesaxylady I own the tenor version and I actually like it better than my non-F# MKVI. That being said there are NO screw adjustments for the G/G# keys and this is HELL for the average tech (or yourself.) The adjustment is made through making the exact correct cork size for each position. This is not easy and you can't make quick adjustments so these horns (and many older horns) can leak like crazy or go south fast if cork moves or falls off. Just a friendly warning. I would go for a modern horn with high F# and screws for the key adjustments. This is 40 years of experience speaking. All the best.

[@paulineb66]

Thanks. I am learning sax on a vintage student alto that doesn't have the high f# key. If I upgrade I will be sure to get a sax with that key.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Sweet

[@therealzilch]

I don't have a high F# key. I don't even have a sax. The closest I have is a wooden medieval instrument, single reed conical bore, with no keys, that sounds a lot like a soprano sax. But as an instrumentalist I think it's amazingly cool that such a video exists. Lunch is on me if you're ever in Vienna. Cheers from foggy Austria, Scott

[@Sirvalorsax]

Cool, thanks

[@tmxxx70]

GRAZIE SILVA!!!!!!!!!! SEI UN BRAVISSIMO INSEGNANTEEEEEE

[@therealzilch]

Viva Italia. Greetings from your neighbor Austria, Scott

[@tmxxx70]

Grazie scott.!!

[@stevenbunch1623]

Yes many thanks !! I'm a musician but new to sax and I find your style of teaching comfortable to me .

[@jacktoddy9783]

Thank you so much for making this video - it helped me enormously.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Glad it helped! 😀

[@ilovecoltrane4565]

Very well said Sirvalorsax!! You have a great channel too! x 🙏👍🙂

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@Q.Lawrence]

Thanks for the video. I gotta give this a try sometime. I've made use of the F# key on my Cannonball to get a double high A. This has got me thinking about other possibilities. Tenors are really funny when it comes to altissimo fingerings.

[@thierryroullier8401]

Thanks any advice on how to hit the F# without font F and F# keys (vintage sax from 1925...). Love your videos and your sound.

[@musikunterricht9702]

Hey! Thanks for the help! Would be nice if we could see the saxophone whilst you play the tones you explained before.:) maybe put the camera little further away? Thanks.

[@HerculesImages]

Thanks for this, so needed, what a savior! Can you create a downloadable finger chart. Again awesomely needed

[@ramiveiberman3182]

Hello, could you make a video about what are the interesting uses of The high F# key in ALTO SAXOPHONE?

[@fritzjackson4336]

my teacher (old-head bebop guy) made me relearn to play chromatic scales with the side Bb and F# key for example utilizing those fingerings when it flowed better (such as a chromatic context)

[@tmxxx70]

Sempre il migliore !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Grazie Silvl!!!!

[@garyreid6165]

Thanks. Happy New Year!

[@Sirvalorsax]

😁

[@UListenHere]

Wow, thanks for that... My tenor did not have one F# , buyed in 1996, but I‘m sure if someone ask me I will show him this video! :-) Have a good New Year, stay health, thanks for all the videos, ideas and knowledge You share.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks and happy new year to you too 😊

[@GAMERUGLYJUJU]

I bought a 3k tenor sax thinking it had high f# 💀💀💀

[@AB-kg6rk]

Thanx "G"

[@sonjatiemessen1336]

I have a Selmer Mark 6 from 1963 and this one does not have a high f sharp key. But thanks for this clear explanation. Greetings from a tenorsax player in the Netherlands.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Cool 😎, thanks for watching

[@mironhorodi4429]

Hello Adriene, I really love this video and the others that you did on Altissimo, however, I have a question. You perform very nice and flawless chromatic Altissimo scale and I would like to know if there is one video or a PDF where you share all the best fingerings that you found, all the way up to Altissimo C. Is there a collection of all fingerings in one video or even better, one PDF?

[@sauloferreira3182]

Deus te abençoe mestre. Faz mais vídeos! Os amigos que ti segue agradece pelo ensino. É de muita valia para todos nós!🤝

[@marka8274]

Is the use of the f# key mentioned in your tenor altissimo book? I'm contemplating buying your book.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Yes, there are also options for those that don't have one.

[@foo0815]

I also use LH 1 + high f# for altissimo G on baritone, works great. But it works even better WITHOUT the octave key...

[@Sirvalorsax]

I'll try that, thanks.

[@TheMylesTheGray]

Buddy! Nice tone!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks, 😁

[@escultordemusicascultas5566]

Eres muy grande Sirvalorsax!!! 👏👏👏👍🎷

[@dylanmenzies3973]

Dude knows what hes talking about, would be great to also see fingering diagrams along side.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

It's time more than overdue for sax company (ies) to market saxophones with your name inscribed on it, Sirvalor; I firmly believe. Your being rewarded - multifold times - for your earnest commitment to sharing and keeping music education alive, beyond its practical limits, Must be acknowledged ALSO by the "big" financial corporations etc. ( with your having a just share of the "pie") Merely my feeling! Happy New Year, Adrien! Lohvissimo.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks for the kind words!!

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Front F + C with the side Bb actually is perfectly in tune on my bari Super 20. First sax I've ever had that happen on lol--have to use B + Bb to hit altissimo G on it though (front key produces a high F lol). On tenor I use front F with Bis AND side Bb which is in tune (just like adding the 4 obv) but I like the feel of it better (fingering-wise). Also: I actually kind of like the "instability" bc I voice it more (like an altissimo note). Have you done any videos on articulating altissimo? It's so hard to quickly tongue notes for me.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Great suggestion, I'll consider it

[@glenntomassi3442]

Great tip thank you!!

[@Sirvalorsax]

Cool

[@blueeyedsoulman]

MAN, YOU are such a GOD-send for this community. I've been trying to say this stuff for years and the idiotic things in peoples heads are ridiculous. Most of which amounts "Trane had this", "Bird used that." Or "High F# weakens the horn." And the BEST one "Oh man, I'm never gonna use that thing." So now people are purposely building "classic" horns with no high F#? AAAAGGGHHHHHHH..............F#$%&.

[@antoniotraverso6462]

Thanks Man.

[@vincentgaglio5106]

Awesome

[@SuperJemser]

Make of sax please? Would it be a King Super 20 with that silver crook/neck. I have one of those made circa 1943, and plays good still

[@brothermanv]

Cannonball Vintage Reborn

[@anquaviousshahab1678]

nice

[@lucassstache8069]

6:02 I’ve never understood the Dark Phoenix slander. That’s one ofmy favorite X-men movies by far

[@WolfgangausMuenchen]

In my understanding, the high F# made live easier for saxplayers working in Rockbands , in the realm of E-, A- and Bnat.-keyed songs, enforced by the guitar players😄

[@Caglarsax]

Hi can i ask a question please ?when we are blowing the soprano sax do we have to think u or a voice inside the mouth ?my teacher said a vocal but I feel comfortable with a U vocal blowing ?which one is correct ?I can’t control the air flow steady .Thank you

[@Sirvalorsax]

Usually for any sax we use an "ahh" voicing for the lower register and an "uuu" or "eee" voicing for the upper part. Soprano sax for you may be unusual necessitating a more "eee" voicing for the full range of the saxophone. I would try what the teacher suggests for a few months and see what happens. For me, I approach soprano as I would any other saxophone. I have a review on my current soprano sax (Allora Paris professional sax) and I talk about why I like it so much and which difficulties have been eliminated from this 🎷 horn in particular.

[@Caglarsax]

@@Sirvalorsax thank you very much for your time .i really appreciate and I value your advices so much 🙏

[@joeblankenship377]

Hey, are you going to review Jay Metcalf's BetterSax Bundy?

[@Sirvalorsax]

Probably not. I'm looking for my own personal alto now which might be a Yanagisawa

[@blueeyedsoulman]

No high F# on that one and did you hear his reason for this?

[@ManoAfinador-RJ]

Very goooood!!

[@Sirvalorsax]

😀

[@MrGabe6161]

Is your tenor of the cannon ball key series??

[@brothermanv]

Vintage Reborn 👌🏾

[@mrsaxy-music]

My 1967 King Super 20 Silversonic tenor does not have a high F# key. :)

[@curtisvalle5141]

too cool.

[@Sirvalorsax]

Thanks

[@vincentvega9863]

Would rather have a key that I rarely need, then not have it 💁🏾‍♂️

[@steveweizman7888]

Agreed. I never understood why not in this century all saxes just include it in manufacturing going forward. The marketing or dumb promotional logic labeling it for professionals or advanced only is a scam and ridiculous racket. What would happen in the sax world if they announced that saxes with no F# sharp key longer be produced and will be a thing of the past? Would people be angry about that? It should just be industry standard. This isn't 1920 anymore. FYI - (I've been playing Sax since 1982)

[@sartoriusrock]

0:35 I would've agreed, but then I played the Mark VI of my dreams, so....

[@Sirvalorsax]

😀

[@RichardWong]

I have never played without one so I would have to relearn.

[@happygarl]

Please I can't play the F note without my f# being covered also

[@happygarl]

What do I do about that please

[@sleepy-beagle]

Sir. You are a genius, Thankyou so much for your advice and insights as to how to improve on sax. Salute.

[@Sirvalorsax]

😁

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

(throws Selmer Mk VI in the trash) 😉

[@Sirvalorsax]

😆 🤣

[@pneumasax]

Huh?

[@pneumasax]

What???

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

@@pneumasax (A Selmer mkVI doesn’t have a high F# key. It’s just a joke) [Although I believe you COULD get a high F# key if you wanted it, but I guess nobody did]

[@joeyrchapa]

I never use it.

[@jimcurrie]

I don’t use the high f sharp key

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

#:30 is weak city, thin, not a good tone at all, the others were much, much better. Most of my (older) pro friends would not HAVE the high F# key, as it's unnecessary, throws off the integrity of the tube (changes dimensions), can leak, and adds weight. Nice alt playing, though.

[@antoniotraverso6462]

I don't

[@nikolasanderson8953]

OMG 😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@jakepablo7277]

I'm Alone 😍😥

[@garyreid6165]

Thanks. Happy New Year!