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The reed is made from a piece of cane. The vibrating reed is what produces the sound of the Saxophone. Variations of hardness and thickness are available.
The mouthpiece has a hollow chamber where vibrating air resonates to create the Sax’s characteristic tone. Mouthpieces are usually made from plastic, ebonite (a hard rubber which can be worked like wood) or metal.
The ligature is used to fasten the reed onto the mouthpiece. Most Sax’s use metal or leather ligatures.
This short tube connects the mouthpiece to the body of the instrument. It’s taper has a big affect on the tuning, tone and response of the Sax.
The keys permit comfortable finger positions while allowing placement of the holes based on optimum intonation.
The bell has a big affect on the sound, but is not as important as on a brass instrument since some the Sax’s sound comes out of the toneholes on the instrument.
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