# What are this trumpet and saxophone made of?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 8, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-this-trumpet-and-saxophone-made-of/941669 "2021-05-08T15:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-this-trumpet-and-saxophone-made-of/941669/21 "2021-05-10T21:32:48Z")

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I’m not even sure they’re lighter than brass ones: Fiberglass is less dense than brass, but then again, it also needs to be thicker. I think it’s mostly just that it’s cheaper.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-this-trumpet-and-saxophone-made-of/941669/22 "2021-05-10T22:56:24Z")

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Be cool if they could remake Bird’s plastic sax using modern materials.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-this-trumpet-and-saxophone-made-of/941669/23 "2021-05-11T20:21:24Z")

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Try googling 3d printed saxophone !

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**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-this-trumpet-and-saxophone-made-of/941669/24 "2021-05-12T17:59:37Z")

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I’ve carried and played them. They’re lighter. They are cheaper, too, but not much.

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