Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 1996/09

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Selmer Alto Sax Price?
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 21:21:54 -0400

Rafe,
You can tell if it is a professional instrument if it has lots of
engraved leaves and swirls on the bell. If there is nothing then it is a
student moden of a sort, probably the Omega. However, at $550, that is
still a decent enough proce for an Omega. It it is a pro horn IT'S A
STEAL!!!!!! It doesn't matter if it's a mark 6 (tho it wouldn't hurt) or
a mark 7 or a super 80. I'd snap it up.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, R Tennenbaum wrote:

> I spotted an alto for sale in a hock shop over the weekend and went in
> asking the price: it was a Selmer (I didn't get a chance to look at
> the model) that looked to be in tip-top shape -- there was a
> mouthpiece & reed on it, and it played quite easily and well --
> especially considering that I hadn't picked up an alto in perhaps
> fifteen years. The guy wants $550 which seems to me a steal -- I
> don't think it's over ten years old, maybe closer to six or less.
>
> Can anyone tell me more about the Selmer model saxes? Is this price
> as good as I suspect? What are the different lines, and how can I
> identify them?
>
> Rafe T.
>