J. Michael Saxophone User manual

Precautions
Maintenancegoods
Nomenclature
Beforeplaying
1.SettingMouthpiece
2.AssemblingtheInstruments
 PlacingtheInstrument
3.HoldingtheInstrument
4.Tuning
CautionforStrage
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AfterPlaying
1.Maintenanceforinsideoftheinstrument
2.MaintenanceforPads
3.Cleaningthesurface
4.MaintenanceforNeckandMouthpiece
FingeringChart
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Saxophone
Saxophone
OwnerʼsManual

Maintenancegoods
Caution
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●SopranoSax
●TenorSax
●AltoSax
Recommendablegoodsformaintenance
●Reedcase
●Lacquerpolish
●Silverpolish
Preventdeformationofreedswhenyoudonʼtplaytheinstruments.
Useitwhenyoupolishthesurfaceoflacquerfinishedinstruments.
Useitwhenyoupolishthesurfaceofsilverrplatedinstruments.
Thankyouforpurchasing“J.Miachael”saxophone.Forinstructionsontheproperassembly
oftheinstruments,andhowtokeeptheinstrumentsinoptimumconditionforaslongas
possible,weurgeyoutoreadthisOwnerʼsmanualthoroughly.
Theprecautionsgivenbelowconcerntheproperandsafeuseoftheinstrument,andareto
protect you and others from any damage or injuries. Please follow and obey these
precautions.
●Do not throw or swing the instrument.
The mouthpiece or other parts may fall
offhittingotherpeople.
●Do not modify the instrument. Besides
voidingthewarranty,modificationofthe
instrumentmaymakerepairsimpossible.
●Be careful not to touch the pin springs
duringmaintenance,etc.The endofthe
pin springs is sharpened to provide
greaterkeyaction.
●Keep the oil, polish, etc., out of childrenʼs
mouths and do maintenance when
childrenarenotpresent.
●Take care not to disfigure the instrument.
Placingtheinstrumentwhereitisunstable
may cause the instrument to fall or drop
resultingindisfigurement.
●Keep the instrument away from heat
sources such as heaters, etc. Also, do not
useorstoretheinstrumentinanyextreme
conditionsoftemperatureorhumidity.
各部の名称
●BaritoneSax
Essential
●Corkgrease
●Swab
●Claningcloth
●Cleaningpaper
●Gauze
Putitonneckcorktomakemouthpieceeasytoinsertorremove.
To clean the wet from inside of the tube. It is better if you can
prepareLargeswabforbodyandSmallswabforneck.
Cleanthesurface.
Tocleanthewetnessretainedbetweenpadsandtoneholes.
Itisusefulwhenyoucleanthegreaseandwetness.
Ligature
Ligature
Ligature
Ligature
Highoctavekey Highoctavekey
Highoctavekey
Highoctavekey
Lowoctavekey
Lowoctavekey
Lowoctavekey
Lowoctavekey
Neck
Neck
Neck
Neck
Neckscrew Neckscrew
Neckscrew
Neckscrew
Bell
Bell
Bell
Bell
KeyGuard
KeyGuard
KeyGuard
WaterKey
Peg
Nomenclature
Mouthpiece
Mouthpiece
Mouthpiece
Mouthpiece

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Attachthemouthpiecetotheneck.
Becarefulnottouseexcessiveforce,whichmaydamagetheinstrument.
Bluecoloredpointsonthebelowphotosaregoodforyourholdingthenecksafely.
Moistenthereedinyourmouthorinsome
water.
Loosenthescrewofligatureandattachthe
reedontothemouthpiece.
Putthecaponthemouthpieceandkeepitonflatandsafeplace.
Becarefulnottoapplyexcessiveforce,whichmaydamagetheinstrument.
BeforePlaying BeforePlaying
SettingMouthpiece
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Takethemouthpieceandneckoutfrom
thecase.
Separatecapandligaturefrommouthpiece
set
Applyalittlecorkgreaseontheneckcork
asperrightpicture.
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Caution！
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Holdingtheneck
Lineuptheedgesofreedandmouthpiece.
Screwuptheligatureandfixthereed.
Theendofreedisveryweakandeasytosplit,
whichmaybecauseofanoiseormakinghard
tosound.
Reedrequirecarefulhandling.
Caution！
Holdthemouthpieceandpushittothepositionyoucansee1/4cork.
AssemblingtheInstruments
Gripthebellandtaketheinstrumentoutfromthecase.
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Checkwhetherthekeysfunctionwell.LowOctaveKey,highOctavekey,
Ｇ#Key,LowＣ#Keyareeasytotakehold.
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Loosentheneckscrewandattachthenecktothebody.Tightentheneckscrew
afteridentifyingtheposition.
BeforePlayingBeforePlaying
NeckScrew
AlignthecenterofNeckwithOctaveshaft.
Whenyouholdtheinstrument,
griptheabovepost,orputyour
fingersintothebellandgripit.
LowＣ#Key
Ｇ#Key
Donotputpressureontheshafts
indicatedbyaredsphereonthe
abovephoto.
●SopranoSax ●BaritoneSax
●AltoSax
●TenorSax
HighOctaveKey
LowOctaveKey
Placinginstrument
Endplug(Blackplasticpluginrightphoto)isuseful
toprotecttheoctaveshaftwhentheinstrumentis
inthecase.
Donʼtthrowitawayandputitonafterplaying.
Caution!
EndPlug
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Octaveshaft
Laytheinstrumentwithoutburdenofkeys.
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Tuningisaccomplishedbyadjustingthe
positionofthemouthpieceontheneck.
Sinceairtemperatureorthetemperature
oftheinstrumentwillhaveaneffecton
tuning,theinstrumentshouldbewarmed
upbeforehandbyblowingintoit.
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Holdingtheinstrument
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BeforePlaying
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Lower
Heighten
Tuning
Whenyoustandupfromachairorwhenyoumove,carrytheinstrument
byyourhands,donotholdtheinstrumentbyonlythestrap.
Whenyoudonʼtplaytheinstrument,putthemouthpiececaponthe
mouthpiecetoprotectthereed.
Wearthestraparoundyourneck
thenhookthestrapontothestrap
ringontheinstrument.
Adjustthestraplength.sothat
Mouthpiececometoyourmouth
comfortably.
●Standingposition ●Sittingposition
●LeftHand ●RightHand
Putyourleftthumbonthethumb-rest(RoundBlackplastic),andputyourrightthumb
underthethumb-hook.
●Puttingstrapandadjustingstraplength
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Caution！
Cautionsforstorage
・Puttheinstrumentintothecasewhenyour
storetheinstrument.
・Donotstoretheinstrumentinanyextreme
conditionsoftemperatureorhumiditysuchas
inthecar.
・Donotputtoomuchpressuretothecase.
BeforePlaying

Removemoisturebetweenpadsandtone-holes.
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Donotputtoomuchpressuretothekeys.
Placingtheinstrumentwhereitisunstablemaycausetheinstrumenttofallordrop
resultingindisfigurement.
Caution！
Afterplaying AfterPlaying
1Takeoffthestrapfromtheinstrument.
2Loosentheneckscrewandtakeofftheneckfromtheinstrument.
Putmouthpiececaponthemouthpieceandplaceitonsafeplace.
4Puttheendplugontheinstrument,butdonottightentheneckscrew.
3Putthecleaningswabintothebellandtakeitoutfromtheotherside.
Removemoistureontheneckandjointpartsbyusinggauze.
Spreadthecleaningswab,beforeusing.
Ifyouputbunchedswabintothebell,itmaylodgeinsideofthe
instrumentandcannotberemoved.
Caution！
Afterplayingtheinstrument,removemoisturebetweenpadsandtone-holes
asmanyaspossible.
Caution！
Openthekeyandplaceacleaningpaper
betweenthepadandthetone-hole,then
closethekey.
Openthekeyagain,thentakeoutthe
cleaningpaper.
Ifthepadisstillwet,trytheabovemethod
sometimesbyusingdriedpartsof
cleaningpaper.
HiF#
HiF
HiD#
HiD
HiE
G#
●BaritoneSax
Removewaterfromthewaterkey.
1Maintenanceforinsideoftheinstrument
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Afterplayingtheinstrument,removemoisturesurely.
MaintenanceforPads
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Caution！
Donotpullthecleaningpaperwhenthekeysclosed.
Itmayhurtthepads.
Thekeysnearertotheneckaremostlikely
wet,especiallyinclosedkeys.
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Takeoffthemouthpiececapandloosenthescrewofligature,thenremovethereed
andtheligature.
Returnthereedtothereedcaseafterwipingupmoisture.
Wipethesurfaceoftheinstrumentwithcleaningcloth.
AfterPlaying
Theendofthepinspringsaresharpened.Becarefulnototouch.
Caution!
Pinspringsandcorksareeasytocomeoff.
Caution!
Removethemouthpiecefromtheneck.
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Puttheligatureandmouthpiececaponthemouthpiece,thenstorethemouthpiece
tothecase.
Thecleaningswabisusedtocleantheinsideofmouthpiece.
(Alwayskeepthecleaningswabcleananddry.)
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4MaintenanceforNackandMouthpiece
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CAUTION！ Donotputtoomuchpressuretothekeyontheneck.
CAUTION！ Donottightenthescrewofligaturewithoutthereed.
Ligaturemaybedisfigured.
3Cleaningthesurface
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Cork
Wipethejoint-parttoremovethemoisture.
Removethegreaseontheneckcorkwiththegauze.
Storethenecktothecase.

Fingeringchart
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BaritonesaxonlySopranoSaxonly
LowAkey
(Backside)
OctaveKey
lowAkey
(BaritoneSaxonly)
HighG#Key
(SopranoSaxonly)
[Lefthand]
1stfinger
2ndfinger
3rdfinger
Pinkie
[Righthand]
1stfinger
2ndfinger
3rdfinger
Pinkie