Very nice instrument, it worked immediately very well, and the most surprising part was that it was even good with the original mouthpiece and reed supplied with it ! The problem (and it's a big one !) is that this saxophone is almost half tone lower (especially with high notes). Which makes it totally unusable for playing with other musicians. I had to bring it back to the shop. Pity because it's a very nice saxophone for this price, but this intonation problem makes it completely useless.