Factory Tour

Handmade by experienced craftsmen    

Bell Forming   Body Forming  Tone Holes   Assembly  Engraving  Manufacture Procedure

Hand Engraving

P.Mauriat craftsman with over 20 years experience create many great designs for the engravings on our professional saxophones. Every vein shown on the P.Mauriat saxophone is engraved by the craftsman's fine and delicate hands.  We do not use laser engraving.  

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Acoustical Adjustment

The Saxophone designer is examining  and adjusting the interval between the tone hole and the key for a SYSTEM 76 and PMSA-70C. Every P.Mauriat Saxophone is carefully checked and adjusted by the well-trained and experienced technicians.

 A great saxophonist requires an instrument with excellent design, the finest materials, and outstanding construction.  The acoustical adjustment for every single instrument we sell is an important part of the manufacturing process.  Since the acoustical performance is so important to us, we spend much time and energy on adjusting and working each saxophone. Our talented and well trained acoustical adjusting technicians work on each P.Mauriat saxophone until they are satisfied with the great response,  full-bodied sound, even timbre, open altissimo, rich lows, and in-line overtones.

After the bell, the body, and the various other parts are all completed, next comes the application of a finish, either by means of lacquering or electroplating. Besides the aesthetic effect, the use of different types of finishes will also give horns different tones. For example, saxes that are silver-plated have a warm, fat tone. Saxes that are gold lacquered have a clear, ringing tone.  The finish can be brought to a beautiful shine by buffing or, alternatively, brushed to create an antique look.

After finishing, an "acid bath" is used to wash away any impurities and solder remaining on the surface. If the soldering was not done sufficiently tightly, leaving tiny cracks or gaps, the acidic solution will seep into the crevices, and in the future will slowly penetrate into and damage the luster of the instrument. This is why the solder in process, which looks so simple at first, in fact is very demanding, because it has to be flawless.

P.Mauriat Saxophone