Trevor James Signature Custom

Trevor James Signature Custom Saxophones Built In England The Custom workshop has now been established within Trevor James purpose built facility in Maidstone, Kent. www.signaturecustom.co.uk for the official website where you can design your own sax! If you are considering a professional sax and want an alternative to the lighter Japanese sound, then you'll love these hand made Trevor James Signature Customs. They're as good as anything we've come across regardless of price and they're set up to a higher standard than any other top end horn. Metal pad reflectors give a dynamic & full bodied tone with crisp attack and a bit more of the characteristic buzz associated with European & American saxes. A team of craftsmen led by specialist technician Dave Farley (pictured left) hand builds each Signature Custom to an uncompromisingly high standard. Only the best materials are used - solid silver, phosphur bronze, rose brass and even 9k solid gold! Custom really means custom as you can choose combinations of these precious metals to acquire your own "custom" sax. Further customisation is available with a choice of standard or flared bell and "F" thick walled sections. A new fully professional sax to rival the very best and its British. This has been a dream of Trevor's for over 30 years as he's developed the highly respected Classic & Horn Revolution saxophones. These excellent student models were all designed by Trevor with manufacturing undertaken in his own factory in the Far East followed by a final set up back in the UK. This unique combination kept pricing to a minimum whilst allowing for thorough quality control. We endeavour to keep a representative range of the Custom models in stock. Other instruments ordered will be individually tailored to customers specification within 4 weeks. We will soon be thoroughly testing & reviewing for the "sax tests" page of the website but our initial impressions have been very positive. Our own Chris Baker (Selmer MKV1 owner) tested a solid silver TJ Custom alongside a Yanagisawa solid silver and preferred the TJ! "I never thought I’d say this, but I actually prefer the TJ to the Yani A9937 solid silver!" Read Jim Cheek's review t

Phosphur bronze with flared bell & additional engraving.	Rose brass with regular bell.	Brass body with solid sterling silver bell, bow & crook. Flared bell with additional engraving.	Solid sterling silver body, bell, bow & crook. Flared bell with additional engraving.
Standard Features: * Crook design with unique 'looped' octave linkage increases range of playing angles. * Larger body bore give excellent projection. * Redesigned rounded keywork with dished table keys for a faster, smoother playing action. * Superior pads, blue steel springs and stronger body straps. * Hand engraved bow section with attractive flower design on bell, pictured here on rose brass. * 5 year guarantee. Body options: Brass for a conventional response and tone from a handmade British sax. Phosphur bronze for a fuller sound and warmer tone, especially in the mid and lower range. Often likened to the tone of vintage saxes. Looks very "special" with a slightly darker colour than brass. Rose brass has a higher copper content for additional brightness & power, and looks gorgeous! Solid sterling silver (high grade European 925 standard). Gives a more "velvety" sound throughout the range with additional stability for tuning and tone. More tonal contrast available to the player and extra power in reserve for loud playing. Unlacquered Brass releases the sax from the dampening effects of the lacquer allowing it to resonate more freely. Additional cleaning required or it will soon start to tarnish Crook options: Changing just the crook is a relatively inexpensive way of improving your sax providing many of the benefits listed above for the different metals. Choose from brass, phosphur bronze, rose brass, solid silver or unlacquered crooks. Bell & Bow options: Changing just the bell & bow will provide many of the benefits listed above for the different metals. Choose from brass, phosphur bronze, rose brass, solid silver or unlacquered bell and bow sections. Other options: Flared bell gives extra projection & a bigger sound especially on the low bell notes. It also has attractive additional engraving around the inner lip of the bell. Pictured right in phosphur bronze. f Thick walled bell & bow section (Solid silver only) All the benefits of solid silver but even more so! Marginally heavier. Pictured left with "925 tube F" European Sterling silver mark. 9k gold crook: Picture & details to follow. Accessories Included: Soundwear Cordura gig bag. Tougher than many hard cases, fitted with two back-pack straps. External "organiser" pocket with separate pouches for neck and mouthpiece. BG (France) comfort strap, mouthpiece patches & pull through. Review of the TJ Sig Custom Tenor Sax by Jim Cheek <<<<<<Click here to return to Trevor James Main Page Trevor James Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxes Prices & Ordering Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson pictured right with Jody Espina, playing his silver & bronze Signature Custom alto at sax.co.uk. www.vaughanhawthornenelson.com An Interview with UK saxophonist Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson From: richarddavidjones@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:13 PM Subject: Trevor James Signature Custom Tenor The Saxophone arrived at about half 1, got it straight out of the box and started playing, it sounds amazing and the reeds supplied made it sound even better than using my old ones! It really looks the business, is easy to play and has a wicked full tone! My mate needs a new tenor and may look at getting one of these, he couldn't believe how great it was to play! I have recommended you guys to him! Thanks again for all the help and the speed in which the order was dealt with, after Christmas i may look at a new mouthpiece and I know where to go! You can use my comments on your website. We had our biggest gig of the year on Saturday evening and it went well - my mate played the TJ while i played bari and it sounded so much nicer than his old one, got him hooked and then a mate came over after who was looking for a replacement for his Horn Revolution - he's tried loads of different saxes but never got on with them, he loved this one though! Ill keep plugging away at them to order one! I'm using it for a big band gig this weekend and I cant wait! Cheers, Richard If you do not have menu buttons on the left hand side of this page click here.