Mendini By Cecilio Alto Saxophone for Beginners with Tuner, Mouthpiece, Case, 10 Reeds, Grease, Cleaning Cloth & Rod, Gloves, Strap, Book (Black Silver)

I ordered this saxophone for my 5th grade daughter to use in her school band class. I'm not expert enough to speak to other situations, but if you're considering purchasing this saxophone for a young, beginning player, I highly recommend it. Two reasons: #1 I'm familiar with other instruments but know/knew next to nothing about the sax, so I asked my daughter to have her teacher give me an honest opinion. The music teacher said that for a beginning musician, this sax is more than adequate; he felt that it was probably good enough to last a musician into high school band. Again, while a serious, experienced saxophonist would probably want a better horn, the "Mendini by Cicilio" is fine for a beginner. #2. The cost as compared to renting from my local music store. Obviously this will vary from place to place but I live in Utah, where things tend to be comparatively inexpensive. That said, to rent my daughter a sax would have been $55 a month. We could return it any time, or after paying $1100 we would have owned it. But at a minimum we would have needed the rental for nine months--one school year--for a total cost of $495. That's about $300 more than it cost to purchase a sax outright. Yes, the rental was a better quality Yamaha, but see "reason #1" above for why that doesn't matter. The only benefit to renting was free repairs, but unless someone is seriously careless with the instrument that's not going to cost anywhere near $300. In other words, as counter-intuitive as it seems, it was much cheaper to buy this saxophone than it would have been to rent one for a single scholastic year. This doesn't even consider the 10 free reeds (they run about $2.50 each, retail), or the tuner/metronome (like the sax--not top quality but certainly good enough to get you started; probably a $15-20 value). The only hardware I'd suggest upgrading immediately is the neck strap: the one included is uncomfortable and has actually come unhooked a couple times just by the weight of the instrument. To sum up: this is a very decent saxophone for a very low price, much lower than anything else I could find. I am extremely satisfied with this purchase, as is my daughter, the nascent saxophonist. It still sounds like an angry goose when she plays, but her teacher assures me she's doing fine, and that she has a good instrument to learn on.

100/10 worth it if you are willing to be just a little patient!! I have prime and received the sax within only a few days. Upon receiving, the mechanism in the G# was broken and the sax was completely unplayable. I requested a replacement because I’ve seen reviews of this brand and it’s legit. I received the replacement (before even actually returning the original mind you, they did want backup payment in case i didnt return it in time which is understandable.) just only a few days after the first saxophone. The second one is perfect and I am so happy! I have wanted to play this instrument for so long but always saw it out of my reach. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to play saxophone but cannot afford over $1000 sax. Pic of how happy i was to play it and a video of my bf who normally plays tenor

My beginner is in 4th grade and well on the way, so I feel I can accurately report, now having worked over the instrument several times. The neck is the greatest and most immediate problem, as notes below A in the upper register will squeak if that neck valve opens on a press of the octave key. It is clear that nobody at the store bothered to set it up, and you or someone at school will have to figure it out. I don't fault the supplier much, though, because you are going to have to get used to things going wrong. When I was a kid, we didn't send out instruments: there was a senior student in charge of tinkering. So take satisfaction in joining a time-honored tradition! The next thing that went wrong was, pieces of cork mysteriously coming unaffixed from the linkage. It seems that some connections are doubly cushioned unnecessarily, with cork AND a silicone grease fitting. The grease dissolves the contact cement that keeps the cork attached. So if you would prefer the cork, get on that right away. I missed the opportunity, but the instrument seems no worse for wear, after mopping up the mess with some alcohol and cotton swabs. One silicone cushion had to be trimmed with an X-acto knife, because it was hitting an adjacent valve, in the right-hand palm keys. Lastly, my young player tried to stand the instrument with the neck hanging over the back of a chair, and dropped the whole thing, knocking in the right-hand pinky keys and putting the adjacent linkage out of whack.The teacher was going to send it off (I guess she felt responsible for poor supervision and instruction, in this case), but I got out my tools and had it up and running the next day. Just coat posts with hot-melt glue to protect them, before cranking on them with pliers. I also found a C-clamp useful, to compress the posts toward each other, and with blocks of wood make a vise for the bail of the neck valve. Screws were all good quality, handled with my pecision slotted screwdrivers. So my child is honking away happily, and we're both proud. This horn sounds great compared to supposedly better instruments, and has a great look with the Nickel option. Value justifies the effort.

I have the Nickel Plated instrument, silver keys and body. Out of the box it is the most beautiful sax I've ever held. It came ready to play with 11 reeds, ... one ready in the mouthpiece. As for sound, so far so good. I am an older jazz saxophonist and I find variation of the reed and mouthpiece necessary to test different sound qualities. I took it through the paces, all the scales, some improvisational play w/ two different mouth pieces, 7 different reeds. One pad was sticking, so I put a little oil on it. The reeds aren't the greatest (the Glory reeds are much better). Other than that, it plays fine. This is the third low-cost mainland China sax I've tried. A lot of the great sax players were dirt poor when they started, and these low cost instruments may be all the future musicians have initially. My first test was an Antigua student model rented for my son, then a Glory and the Mendini off Amazon. They all are manufactured from a similar/identical CAD design based on a high end Selmer Paris (built with lower quality materials). The Mendini is the best of the three I've tried so far. The key springs were more stiff and the sound less bright than my higher end Antigua pro, but that may be due to the newness of sax. With a good mouthpiece and seasoned reed, the Mendini has been really nice to play ... and it looks and feels great. I had a Bundy and Vito when I was a kid ... this is nicer. FYI, I ignore sax reviews that aren't from verified purchasers. The most popular negative review seems to be from someone who never bought this sax. Also, be cautious of reviews from new sax players playing with a new reed. Reeds need moisture and get better with use. They also need a well trained lip to really good sound.

Bought this sax 3 weeks ago, first time sax player, a few observations.. 1 The sax itself is absolutely beautiful, mine is purple with gold keys. The sound is sassy and warm, the keys seem to be snug where they should be and and move when they shouldn’t. 2 the reeds that come with it are very rough, didn’t use them, got a different brand. Work much better. 3 the mouthpiece looked like a honey badger was using it for a toothpick, there were nicks in the bed, it couldn’t pass a pop test. Got a Yamaha 4c. Plays much better. 4 the case is quite functional for a soft case, the inside is form fitted with hard foam to hold the sax quite firm. Overall it’s a great starter for anyone leaning to play. Oh, and I’m 61, am tone deaf, and partially deaf in both ears, thank you Uncle Sam! And can’t read music. But I’m learning!

I got this saxophone in Oct 2025. This is certainly a very high good quality instrument in this price range. Very sturdy and very good control on different sounds- I am totally new to saxophone so I took this to my instructor (2 of them) and both mentioned it was of a good quality- See pictures- Besides the quality, one other thing I want to mention is their customer service- they are prompt and willing to replace any item if there is any problem. I would say their customer service is definitely deserve 5 star.

I bought this for 10 YO daughter (4th Grade). She just started band this year, and we started out renting (rent to own) a sax from a local music store. I started doing the math on the rent to own, and realized that we would spent about $1200 before we owned the sax - which was used, and in rough cosmetic condition. I started looking around at different purchasing options, when I came across this on Amazon. Since this is my daughters first year, we knew there was a good chance of her losing interest, so we didn't want to sink a fortune into a new sax, so we decided to give this a try. For $240, the risk was low (we would have spend that in 8 months renting). First impressions...this is a gorgeous sax. We opted for the nickel finish (I always wanted a nickel sax when I was playing). I took it out of the box and tested all the keys. Everything feels well built and high quality. We put it together and played it side by side with the rented sax (which was an Antigua) - the sound quality was equal to, if not slightly better than, the rented sax. I played sax through high school, so I feel like I'm qualified to judge the sound quality. But as further confirmation, her music teacher has also commented on the quality and sound of this instrument. I can't tell you how happy I am with this purchase. We could replace this sax 5 times for the same cost as a rental...but I really don't think we will need to. If my daughter decides to stick with this into High School, we will think about upgrading...but for the next few years, I have no doubt that this sax will serve her well.

On the positive side, for the price paid, it had good sound. My son and his music teacher were happy with the instrument. On the negative side, after a couple months, the neckstrap that was included with this horn failed (all plastic clasp), and when it detached, the horn got a decent bump. It looked fine, but unfortunately it bent the mechanism for the octave key. Accidents happen, and I was fine knowing I'd have to pay to have it serviced. The music shops in my area that repair instruments said that typically a repair like that would run between $60 and $80 for the repair, which I would have been fine with, but once I told them the brand of horn, most shops said they won't repair them because they can't get parts. One shop finally agreed to try to fix it, but then they came back with a quote of almost $200. For a horn that costs $240 new, I couldn't see spending that on a repair. I reached out to manufacturer over a month ago, to see if there is someone they can recommend to repair it, or if I have the option to send it to them for repair, but they never answered me. I reached out again, to ask if I can just buy the horn, I don't need the rest of the "kit", but again, no answer. I can't say they have bad customer support, for me it was no customer support. Anyone who owns instruments knows that over time, they are going to require parts or service, so for me, this one is a thumbs-down due to the inability to service them.

Shipment of the product met and exceeded my expectations. I was truly elated when the instrument showed up at my door step approximately a week or so before the scheduled shipment date. My appreciation goes out to the shipper!

Fue un regalo que hice y él esta FELIZ!!!, todo en tiempo y recomiendo ampliamente al vendedor porque cuando quería apoyo de rastreo siempre estaba al pendiente!!, gracias!!! (

MY Granddaughter wanted to play the saxophone , i signed her up for it at school. the music store was there to offer rentals for the year.. wow in the tune of $530.00 for 10 month rental. so when i got back home i looked on amazon and found this one. i emailed it to her teacher and she approved it and could not believe the crazy price 200.00 cheaper then renting not to mention its hers to keep.... HANDS DOWN I WOULD BUY ANOTHER ONE, came very well wrapped gorgeous instrument and my 7 year old granddaughter is the talk of the school owning her own. the teacher passed this around to a few of the parents, but wanted the music store to profit as well.. this instrument you will not be sorry .. amazing thank you so much .. sorry took so long to write review i wanted my granddaughter to have some time on it. and the price maybe inexpensive but the unit itself is defiantly not a cheap unit.. TOP DRAWER. AND WILL LAST HER FOR YEARS HER INSTRUCTOR informed me... kudos amazon seller... your awesome..I was looking for the picture to upload of my granddaughter with the instrument .. she loves it.. Nana wins

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Good product