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The Warburton Ultimate Sax Neck is the ultimate weapon in The Battle of the Saxes!
Available for Alto and Tenor Saxophones (Baritone model coming soon) - Patent Pending
| Saxophone players are all too familiar with the trial-and-error method of purchasing and fitting traditional one-piece necks to their instruments while searching for a particular set of playing and sound qualities. It can get really expensive in a hurry - and you still might not end up with the desired result. As a result, most players find a one-piece neck that plays "well enough" and learn to like it.
Those days are now over. The Warburton Ultimate Sax Neck puts you, the player, in control of how it fits, plays, and sounds.
- Want more or less resistance?
- Want to use your favorite neck on multiple instruments (but you can't because the tenon sizes are different)?
- Want to use different mouthpieces (but you can't because the cork on your neck doesn't fit the other mouthpiece properly)?
- Want a bright sound for lead jazz work - and then easily switch to classic dark sound for a different gig?
The Warburton two-piece mouthpiece system has allowed trumpet and trombone players to fine-tune the feel and tone of their playing for the past 35 years - Now the Warburton Ultimate Sax Neck system provides that same luxury to saxophone players!
Players quickly realize several things when using our Ultimate Sax Neck:
They're putting less energy into their sax, but they're getting better than ever sound from it.
Because it's more responsive they have a noticeably greater level of control throughout the range of the instrument.
They can easily adapt a single instrument and mouthpiece to a wide variety of playing situations.
They don't want to play their old neck anymore.
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How Does It Work? In a nutshell, there are three pieces: - Initiator - screws onto the mouthpiece end of the neck - available in sizes to fit ANY mouthpiece.
- Tenon - screws onto the instrument end of the neck - available in sizes to fit ANY instrument.
- Neck - looks just like any other saxophone neck, however, we've installed our threaded mountings on each end to accept all of our Initiators and Tenons. We can also convert your existing neck to accept the Warburton Initiators and Tenons.
| Initiator - The first thing most players notice - NO CORK TO WEAR OUT AND REPLACE!
- Four rubber O-Rings have replaced the cork for a solid mechanical and acoustical connection to provide the most efficient transfer of sound energy from your mouthpiece into the initiator.
- Choose the EXTERNAL SIZE to fit your mouthpiece (we've got all the popular sizes covered and we can accommodate other sizes on an as-needed basis).
- Choose the BORE SIZE.
- Choose the INTERNAL SHAPE:
- T - Tapered small to large - This initiator shape is similar to that of the original saxophone design and provides enhanced classic tones across the full range of the instrument.
- TA - Tapered small to large first 1/2 of length then Arc - This shape is very flexible in terms of dynamics and timbre. Sub-tone and fortissimo are very stable in the middle register. Is especially powerful allowing for great projection without being overly bright.
- CA - Cylindrical first 1/3 of length then Arc - has an extremely even timbre and resistance allowing for very soft playing without needing to sub-tone. The sound is slightly warmer than the "A". Good choice for Pit Orchestra or small ensemble performances. This shape gets more free blowing the larger the bore size.
- A - continuous Arc - The A has a lot of focus or "center" to the sound while providing great projection and adding some brightness to the sound. Timbre and resistance are very even. Good choice for lead alto or anytime extra projection is needed. This shape gets more free blowing the larger the bore size.
- F - cylindrical first 2/3 of length then Flare - Very flexible timbre and effortless sub-tone. Emphasizes the lows in the sound giving the sound more "weight" and still allows for a singing upper register. Great for straight ahead jazz playing giving the player the use of all sound colors possible. This shape gets more free blowing the larger the bore size.
- RT - Reverse Taper large to small - This shape emphasizes the highs while maintaining a good amount of flexibility in terms of dynamics and timbre. The more extreme taper (46-42 vs. 44-42) seem more free blowing and flexible. Could be used in any setting.
- S - Straight cylinder - The most balanced in terms of highs, mids and lows. Allows the player to shape the sound but when pushed holds its "center" more than the others. Good choice for rock, pop and mainstream jazz. Very powerful.
- Each combination of bore size and internal shape provides different resistance levels and sound characteristics - none of which have been possible until now using the Warburton Ultimate Sax Neck!
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| Tenon - Warburton Tenons correct the misalignment problems often found where the neck meets the body.
- Traditionally, the sax neck tenon has been a cylindrical section of thin-walled metal tubing that often times requires excessive clamping force due to being slightly out-of-round. Warburton tenons are precision machined and available in many sizes to provide a perfect fit for your instrument.
- During our research and player testing we discovered yet another area for improvement to the traditional design - whereas the inside shape of a traditional neck tenon is cylindrical (and thus interrupting what would otherwise be a continuously tapered instrument), our player testing revealed that a slight taper from smaller to larger works better in all playing situations. As a result, the inside shape of all of our standard tenons is tapered.
- By choosing from easily interchangeable tenons, your Ultimate Sax Neck can be compatible with all makes of saxophones!
|  | Regarding Initiator and Tenon sizing: all of the well-known standard sizes are available and we can produce any size needed to fit the occasional "oddball" sized instruments or mouthpieces we encounter. | Our patent-pending Ultimate Sax Neck system works equally well for all sax players from recreational to professional – from classical to modern
|  | The Warburton Ultimate Sax Neck System consists of:
- 1 Neck Body - satin finish raw brass
- 1 Initiator - polished silver plated brass
- 1 Tenon - polished silver plated brass
- Additional Initiators and Tenons are available as desired to maximize the flexibility of your setup.
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| Pricing Information: - Complete Alto Sax Neck System: $840
- Complete Tenor Sax Neck System: $890
- Complete Baritone Sax Neck System: Coming Soon!
- Alto Neck: $450
- Tenor Neck: $500
- Initiator: $195
- Tenon: $195
- Alto Selmer Neck converted to the Warburton system: $550 (plus Initiator and Tenon)
- Tenor Selmer Neck converted to the Warburton system: $600 (plus Initiator and Tenon)
- Convert your existing neck to the Warburton system: $250 (plus Initiator and Tenon)
Detailed component sizing information and online ordering is coming soon - Until then, please give us a call and we'll gladly work with you on selection and ordering.
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Purchase a complete package from us including the neck - or we can convert your existing neck as shown here: A customer we met at a Sax show with an older model Buescher Tenor Sax tried out our system - and he couldn't bear the thought of continuing to play his sax without it! He sent us his neck - which arrived looking "respectably beat up". We installed our threaded adapters and cleaned it up just a little bit - and shipped it back with his choice of Initiator and Tenon.
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| Here's another conversion we did on a copper MacSax neck: 
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