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How to fold an origami little saxophone

Fold a long strip in half, slim it to a cone, then bend the bottom round into a bell and the top over into a crook.

You need: 1 long strip of paper (about 6 x 24 cm), gold or yellow on one side. Easy, 6 steps, about 5 minutes.

Steps

  1. In half. Start white side up, the strip standing tall. Fold it in half the long way, right onto left.
  2. Slim it. Fold both long edges behind on slanted lines, so the band is thin at the top and wide at the bottom, like a long cone.
  3. Flare the bell. Behind, fold the bottom corner of each slim flap back out on a long slant from the band's corner, so the wide end flares out like a bell.
  4. Bend the bow. Near the bottom, fold the band up on a slant so its end points to the right.
  5. Bell up. A little way along, fold the end up on a slant, so the wide bell points up beside the body.
  6. Bend the crook. Near the thin top, fold the tip over on a slant so it points to the left, like the sax's crook.

Play some jazz!

Draw a row of round keys down the body. Hold the crook to your lips and toot!

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