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 Re: Mark VI Alto Sax
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2005-10-21 21:34

The keywork is much better on the S1 as it's all proper Buffet designed and built (which is what I like about them above the S2 and S3), the keywork is very well designed and pretty extensive compared to other saxes (but nowhere as complex as a Leblanc) and the RH C and Eb cluster can be rotated to suit your little finger - but the only thing I don't really like is the fact the bell is soldered on instead of clamped. The sax player with Spandau Ballet used a copper-bodied S1 tenor on Live Aid back in 1985 - the jammy git!

The S2 used a lot of Jupiter parts but has the same body as the S1. These were being built around the time just after Jupiter started making the Buffet 'Evette' models (student-level saxes), but the S2 wasn't a great success with hardcore Buffet players - gone were the special keywork features of the S1 - the S2 was more basic in design.

The S3 has Keilwerth keywork, pillars and fittings, a detachable bell and the body is still true Buffet. I just sold my copper-bodied S3 Prestige alto this week. The neck on the altos has a noticeable bulge just above the joint.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2005-10-21 21:48)
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