A saxophone has nearly 400 parts large and small. The manufacturing process involves more than ten steps, including cutting, hammering (or hand-pounding), cooling, soldering, finishing (lacquering or plating), buffing, and assembly.
一隻薩克斯風大大小小有近四百個零件，從裁剪、敲打、退火、焊接、噴漆、塗裝、拋光到組裝，工序十多道。在過去沒有專業分工的時代，一位薩克斯風製作師傅，必須樣樣精通，甚至連裝樂器的木盒子都親手製作，一把薩克斯風需要一位師傅整整一個月的時間才能完成。