How is an alto saxophone's sound is made?

Answer 1

Oh my... making a Saxophone is complicated. People with much technical experience in designing instruments work with machines that create certain portions of the saxophone. I believe people create the molds, which the machines then fill. Bores are drilled into the main body, other mechanisms are made by hand, the laquer is sprayed on... it is play-tested before release.

Answer 2

The Alto Saxophone has a mouth piece and ligature that holds a very thin piece of bamboo on it called a reed. The thin piece of bamboo vibrates incredibly fast when air is pushed between it and the mouth piece, creating the sound. The pitch is altered by plugging holes with padded keys in the body of the saxophone making the instrument longer or shorter.

Answer 3

Most constructions of Saxophones are from individual parts, and put together at the end. To make the body, the manufacturers place a long tube molding it, and making sure the thickness is right. The Tube is heated up to make it easier to re-shape, then re-shaped, then let to cool. To finalize the tube, they soak it in sulfuric acid. The tone holes can be made either by man or by a machine, more often by machine now a days. A drill was used to make the holes, and this was a long process when Saxophones were first invented. Then the Saxophone body often got a layer of lacquer over it. The keys used to be hand made and then mounted on the instrument with the pads underneath them. There are posts which the keys get screwed into to keep them onto the body of the Saxophone. The cork is waxed, and shaped to fit right. The mouth piece is usually made separately either by plastic, hard rubber, or metal. Then all the springs are connected to the posts, and are screwed in. The Saxophone is put together and then tested to ensure the quality, at least Yamaha, Selmer, and other well-known companies test their instruments before sending them off.