We bought this sax for my daughter when she entered music school last
year, now she is successfully finishing her first year and she loves it. It is more than enough as a beginner instrument, very comfortable and playable for children (my daughter is 7 years old). Besides, it is really beautifully crafted, nice colour and engravings, which is not the least for a girl. The only thing that our teacher recommended to do is to buy another mouthpiece, the one that goes together with this sax is very basic.