Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 1999/07

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Info about Martin Indiana sax
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:29:16 -0400

On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, J. Thole wrote:

> > The Indiana was Martin's student line sax. It did not differ all
> > that much from the pro model, although they typically had
> > nickel-plated keys.
>
> Mine doesn't have nickel-plated keys and I have never seen a Martin
> with nickel-plated keys, too. Were these the later models?

I don't think so. I had a Martin Indiana tenor which I bought in 1956
which had a brass lacquered body and nickel plated keys. I thought it was
an excellent instrument for its price range, and I especially liked its
appearance.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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