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Tones holes are holes in the body and bell of a saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
. They are strategically placed in order to achieve a variety of notes
NOTES

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 while holding the best possible intonation
Intonation (music)

Intonation, in music, is a musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument....
. There are two varieties of tone holes, straight and rolled. Straight tone holes are much more prevalent, but rolled tone holes are favored by some saxophonists as they produce a different timbre
Timbre

In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments....
 of sound.

Currently, there are only two companies manufacturing rolled tone hole saxophones, Keilwerth and P.Mauriat
P.Mauriat

P.Mauriat is a professional class saxophone manufacturing company based in Taiwan.According to the company's web site, the company was named after French conductor/composer Paul Mauriat, associating the company with Mauriat's music and lifestyle....
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Tones holes are holes in the body and bell of a saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
. They are strategically placed in order to achieve a variety of notes
NOTES

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery is an experimental surgery technique whereby "scarless" abdomen operations can be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice then through an internal incision in the stomach, vagina, urinary bladder or Colon , thus avoiding any external incisions or scars....
 while holding the best possible intonation
Intonation (music)

Intonation, in music, is a musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument....
. There are two varieties of tone holes, straight and rolled. Straight tone holes are much more prevalent, but rolled tone holes are favored by some saxophonists as they produce a different timbre
Timbre

In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments....
 of sound.

Currently, there are only two companies manufacturing rolled tone hole saxophones, Keilwerth and P.Mauriat
P.Mauriat

P.Mauriat is a professional class saxophone manufacturing company based in Taiwan.According to the company's web site, the company was named after French conductor/composer Paul Mauriat, associating the company with Mauriat's music and lifestyle....
. They each have their own ways of making their rolled tone holes. P.Mauriat’s tone holes are formed from the saxophone’s existing material. In other words, they are rolled from the instruments original tone hole. Keilwerth uses a rolled cap that is soldered onto the saxophone’s straight tone hole. Each process affects the sound differently.