Mendini By Cecilio Alto Saxophone for Beginners, E Flat Alto Saxophone for Musicians with Tuner, Mouthpiece, Case, 10 Reeds, Grease, Cleaning Cloth & Rod, Gloves, Strap, Lesson Book (Green)

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.

My 9 year old son loves the color! It’s perfect for a starter saxophone! My son takes it daily and the case stands up well. Cant go wrong for a starter instrument. Sound is pretty good also. Comes with a tuner so you can gauge its sound yourself. Pretty nice and budget friendly option.

I've been enjoying this saxophone very much. For the price, it is a great starter kit. I ended up buying an upgraded mouth piece, reeds, and neck strap. It's been maybe two months since I bought this saxophone and play for about an hour a day. I will detract one star because the pin on the octave key came out and got lost, one of the stitching on the backpack strap completely came undone after some moderate use, one of the springs didn't have enough tension, and finally there was at least one screw that was loose that needed to be tightened down. I ended up going to the hardware store and getting a cotter pin to hold the octave key on. I added tension to the loose spring to make sure the key that was having problems worked correctly. These problems may be something that some people may not know or be confident to fix and effect the playability of the instrument if not fixed. All of this said, I have really enjoyed playing this saxophone and it was a good purchase overall for me and was a good way for me to explore a new instrument.

I bought the beautiful all silver alto sax. I used to play when I was younger. This sounds and plays great! I bought a better mouthpiece and reeds. It sounds great. The price and sound are totally worth it!

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.

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!

As a beginner saxophone player, when I first got this instrument, I was quite excited to be able to very quickly setup the instrument, tune it, and start playing music after watching a few beginner tutorials. Very quickly I was able to play a simple scale using the primary buttons that you rest your fingers on by default. However, when it came time to change keys, some of the buttons/valves for doing this did not work well and one in fact was broken. It's the one that controls the top valve near the mouth piece. A little piece of metal had broken. I'll be able to fix it myself by just using some JB weld and finding a piece of metal that fits. But that was annoying. NOw is the instrument trash? No. You can play quite a bit of music with it and it certainly will help you learn how to get good tone with good mouth positions and technique. It also, I must admit, is REALLY fun to play. I had no idea that I would love playing the saxophone so much. So for a beginner, I would say that this instrument is not what you want if you are buying it to play in a middle or high school band. However, if you are a beginner who just wants to learn the Saxophone at home and don't want to spend tons of money, then I think that this is worth the money. It also can get fixed up by a shop that specializes in repairs of brass and reed instruments. But that might cost as much as just buying a better saxophone. I'm going to just try and learn how to do the repairs and modifications myself. However, eventually I'm probably going to end up buying a low end or used Yamaha sax as I get better and better at playing this one. I am just having entirely too much fun with it This is also making me want to buy more woodwind instruments like the clarinet and soprano sax. Before this sax I started play reed instruments on a $20 plastic reed instrument I bought here on Amazon. From there I ordered an Armenian Duduk (which is amazing), and now I am playing the sax. So I keep wanting more cool sounds to use when I'm song writing. My Korg Karma keyboard has sax sounds, but the real thing sounds so much better. So yeah if you're strapped for cash, I'd say get one of these.

First things, I was worried that the color of the black and gold sax wouldn't look as good in person. I was wrong because it looks so much better. I have been playing sax for over 30 years. My primary instrument is a pricey tenor. I also own a soprano that I am not a huge fan of. So I decided to add an alto and this alone had good reviews both on this sight and YouTube, where a professional saxophone player compared it to his personal sax. The first time I played, it sounded great, even though it is an alto - inside band joke - it didn't scream nor screech. Because the ambouchchure is different on the alto as compared to the tenor, I thought it would take some time to bring it back. But it so easy to do with the 2.5 reeds. I intend to go up soon after playing it more. But this instrument as a whole is perfect for a beginner. My one issue is with the neck strap. I may be a bit picky, but the included neck strap feels like the scratchy, thin, canvas-like material it is. After giving it a try, I immediately ordered three leather neckstraps for an unbelievable price her on Amazon. I also have found the shoulder straps to be way too short. They would work if you carry the case on your back, but yuck. If you have a child who is just beginning and don't want to pay monthly fees or for an expensive instrument this one is great. I also love the soft case which is light enough for a child to carry. I would buy this all over again.