How to Adjust Your Saxophone Octave Key
1. When assembled, both the neck and body octave keys should be fully closed. If not, flex the bottom of the neck octave key toward the neck cork.
2. When the octave thumb lever is depressed by itself, the neck octave key should open and the body octave should remain completely closed. If the neck octave key does not open it should be flexed away from the neck cork.
3. When the octave thumb lever and the G key are depressed, the neck octave key should close completely and the body octave should open. If the neck octave key does not completely close it should be flexed toward the neck cork.
4. With the G key depressed, move the octave thumb lever – the neck octave key should stay completely closed and the body octave open. If the neck octave key opens slightly it should be flexed away from the neck cork.
As always, take caution when adjusting your own or someone else’s instrument. If you have any questions, please take it in to your local Band Instrument Repair Technician.