Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-05-24 03:11
The information I was educated with by this board is that the E&S K-series is equivalent to today's E-13 line. My E&S plays VERY well (IMO better than some R13's I've tried) and is well worth fixing up.
My suggestion and thoughts - it'd be worth fixing it up. Then after fixing it up, go on a barrel hunt. I've found (and read corroborating evidence on this board) that a great barrel can transform a good instrument into a great one. Try out buffet-specific barrels (Moenigg, Chadash, Muncy) and others.
For probably around a total of 400 - 500 dollars, you could very well end up with an instrument rivaling those $2000 USED buffet R13s.
Alexi
PS - I own a E&S K-series, and in it's hayday, before the overhaul it needs now, it played very well and better than some poorer R13s (better than some of the R13s I have access to right now). And that was with the STOCK barrel.
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