Features Virtuoso Alto Saxophone by RS Berkeley - Gold Plated Finish Vintage Style Saxophone by RS Berkeley Features high quality leather pads, metal resonators & ergonomically contoured balance key action. Virtuoso Alto Saxophone features elegant detailed engraving Includes a professional mouthpiece and custom case Description Product Description Virtuoso saxophones feature many of the great characteristics found in horns from the fifties and sixties, while combining the latest in precision technology. Designed with input from such luminaries as Tim Ries of The Rolling Stones and the late Michael Brecker, Virtuoso saxophones personify innovation, imagination, affordability and top quality construction. Unmatched in their ability to replicate vintage saxophones in feel and flexibility, the Virtuoso series has been enhanced to offer today's saxophonist optimal clarity, intonation, dependability, durability, comfort and power. Virtuoso's full bodied sound has an authority that cuts in a saxophone section while having the ability to express the most intimate ballad with ease. From top to bottom, Virtuoso altos and tenors tout a substantial instrument made with heavy gauge brass. Available in seven finishes (matte, lacquer, silver plated, black nickel, gold plated, dark lacquer and unlacquered) each maintains its own unique characteristics and consistent sound. Each Virtuoso comes standard with high quality leather pads, metal resonators, ergonomically contoured balance key action, elegant detailed engraving, professional mouthpiece and custom case. Each model is equipped with a high F# key,. All models are available without a high F# key. The Virtuoso saxophone continues to impress with an expanding endorser base that already boasts some of the top names in Jazz and contemporary music, including Tim Ries The Rolling Stones, Andy Snitzer Simon & Garfunkel, Don Braden, Sherman Irby Lincoln Center Orchestra, Alex Foster Saturday Night Live, Darryl Dixon and David Watson Alicia Keys, George Garzone Berklee College of Music, Dave Schroeder New York University, René McLean, Sharel Cassity Diva Jazz Orchestra, Erica von Kleist The Addams Family On Broadway, Bob Ackerman, Michael Dease, Albert Rivera, Marshall McDonald The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and Andy Farber to name a few.