This is a spot on review of this sax. My Mendini Bari did work right out of the box. But other that everything you said was accurate: stuffy C#, B Flat, and G sharp, I actually accidentally bent one of my palm keys, so I had to bend it back, which was easy to do. The lower thumb hook hurt, so I loosened the screw and rotated it a bit and now it feels fine. Other than that, I feel it's a good budget horn, and I'm happy with my purchase. I'm a casual player...
@Jazzinplayer
Жыл бұрын
Hey Maxfield, how does that Mendini Bari is holding up 8 months after this comment? still recommend it
@bryceflips1836
Жыл бұрын
I got mine today and it also played right out of the box! Great horn!
@84traypack
Жыл бұрын
@@Jazzinplayer sorry I missed this. I have had my horn for over a year now and it has played very well and still holds up. I have been playing in local Community bands and a sax quartet and I really have no complaints. Good tone throughout the range. There was a small air leak in the low B key which it was probably why it was stuffy as I said in my first post so got that fixed and it plays amazing for a cheaper horn. Glad to hear others have also had positive experiences.
@Jazzinplayer
Жыл бұрын
@@84traypack thank you, I appreciate it 😬
@bryceflips1836
Жыл бұрын
@@Jazzinplayer don’t be rude
@800Dlumpkin
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking to buy this for awhile now, and of course, now that the price has gone down, it is currently unavailable on Amazon 😩 your video definitely helped push me over the edge, I DEFINITELY want to buy it now!
@JASaxman
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow... you're right! Seems like the page went down a couple days after this video. Hopefully that means they are going to release an updated bari with a few fixes. Here's to hoping.
@JohnnyMoose23
2 жыл бұрын
its up again 🎷
@VinnyG6053
2 ай бұрын
Can we get an update on the quality over time?
@scomdnz9
Жыл бұрын
If it makes you feel any better, I bought mine for $1,299.99 on ebay back in 2020. Sigh...lol Great, solid review. Mendini should send you a check. I've seen their advertisement videos before and its always a cringefest but you actually gave a great presentation. As you noted, the price is the main selling point even with the Chinese horns. There just isn't a bari, a low A bari at that, in this price range and most of us just want a dang bari to own lol.
@thatshoeguy8244
6 ай бұрын
What size is the neck hole?
@ZZZXYZ
7 ай бұрын
You are rad, do the cheap one. It's the big seller at $146.00
@GuilhermeHenrique-ml9te
2 жыл бұрын
Olá tenho um sax soprano mendidine e não consegui entrar em contato com a fábrica...sou do Brasil e o tudeu do meu sax quebrou e não consigo arrumar por não ter peças no Brasil dessa marca..... Poderia me ajudar ??? Não acho nada no Google...
@theyogurtfan5847
7 ай бұрын
What mouthpiece are you using here?
@ThePurpleMenace
2 ай бұрын
The mouthpiece and reed makes such a massive difference in the sound and tone of any horn, I was curious about this myself. I've been able to pop a decent quality Yamaha mouthpiece and reed onto garbage saxes and make them sound great; hoping to do the same once I muster up the courage to pull the trigger on buying this behemoth 😅
@VinceV_Sax
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jeff that was a really good video I just wanted to throw in my two cents about this instrument. I've been playing this particular type of saxophone for about 8 years now almost 9 in fact. And I have yet to have to send it to a technician to have any repairs done on it as the pads of all held up pretty well and it still plays more or less believe it did the day I got it you were right about the casing a worthless pile of junk but aside from that saxophone itself is actually lasted pretty long and I don't have any reason to believe it won't last me nine more years at least it doesn't pretty good job of playing and I take it all over the place and play gigs with it pulling it out of cars and in and out of the case excetera. It's a phenomenal by for what it cost and even though it does have some small shortcomings I have to recommend it to anyone short of professional
@jeffsturgill6396
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the horn is still working great after all those years. I also own a Mendini Alto Sax that I bought for my daughter during middle school. It lasted for 3 years with no issues except the chrome had come off the keys after only a few months, and the rollers kept coming lose on the lower keys. You can tell just by holding this Bari that the build quality is not quite as good as the alto, not bad, just not as good. I still have no regrets with this purchase, and hope it lasts for many years. Time will tell. Thanks for the comment!
@michaelchen6017
Ай бұрын
$668.99 right now for Prime Day
@jeffsturgill6396
Ай бұрын
I saw that! Couldn't believe it. Great deal at that price for a working bari.
@adagiogray
Ай бұрын
yep, snapped mine up, there were about 30 when I bought mine. An hour later, down to about 8.
@BKrystall
Жыл бұрын
I was blessed to buy a vintage king baritone back 8 years ago after renting the horn for 6 months.
@adrianpadgett5760
Жыл бұрын
I like the bright tone. That’s different.
@TheBeardedSandman
Жыл бұрын
This was incredibly helpful, thank you. My dad recently bought me this exact saxophone and, while I've never played the bari, I've been wanting to get into it for some time and wanted to know what I was getting into. I was planning on sending it to the shop anyway just for a once over, but now that I know there's a very good chance that it might need a few tweaks, I'm definitely gonna do it before I start playing it in band full time.
@MarsPlaysMusic
11 ай бұрын
you shouldve finished playing coconut champange!!! left us with a cliffhanger
@cm4n63
7 ай бұрын
seriously, I've never heard just the bari play the head on this, sounded so cool
@user-gt5ec5bz5r
11 ай бұрын
Its 1400 now sadly.
@mikestang679
2 жыл бұрын
Buy a professional mouthpiece, and you got a great horn, for the amount of money......
@cm4n63
7 ай бұрын
i was listening to this in the background and the coconut champagne at 2:34 got my attention immediately
@jazzbariman
2 жыл бұрын
I also know with these that they have a shelf life of about six months with moderate use. They do not take minor bumps. Don't be fooled by the price. These saxes will cost you more in the long run. A lot more.
@ronhendon6381
2 жыл бұрын
Great review 👍🎷
@ZZZXYZ
7 ай бұрын
i thought maybe he was a small dude but kept looking at that neck and was like that's not right.
@mikestang679
2 жыл бұрын
Is the case a P.O.S ?😆
@jeffsturgill6396
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It has wheels, which is a nice plus, but its really just super thin Styrofoam covered if thin cloth. Screws hold the zip section on, and they will begin to fall off very shortly after un-zipping it a few times. All of the cheap horns like this have the same case design.
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