Perhaps due to the extreme difficulties in portability, the straight saxophone remains a rare niche variation. That makes sense on smaller saxophones, but are incredibly difficult to carry around on larger versions. The basic difference here is that the body is mostly straight instead of curved, with some advantages to the final sound strength. The Hawaiian variation, also called a ‘xaphoon,’ may have gained the greatest traction. In many cases, it represents how globally-appealing the saxophone is. This variation is pooh-poohed by saxophone purists, though bamboo-shaped saxophone variations have cropped up in Hawaii, Jamaica, Thailand, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and Argentina. ![]() The ‘Bamboo Sax’ (image: Dogymho, licensed under CC by 2.0) Pictured is a tubax designed by manufacturer Benedikt Eppelsheim, a maker of rare saxes. (image: Benedikt Eppelsheim )Ī mix between the saxophone and tuba, the ‘tubax’ is a variant of the ultra-low subcontrabass saxophone conceptualized by Adolph Sax, but with much tighter tubing. ![]() And the sound is incredibly high: it’s a full one octave above the soprano saxophone (the one played by Kenny G). The sopranissimo, or ‘soprillo’ saxaphone, stands about a foot tall, and is the smallest of the saxophone family. (image: sax by Museum of Making Music (CC by SA 3.0) cat by Adriano Makoto Suzuki (CC by 2.0))
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