Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-07-31 08:07
David, I guess I got a lemon. I was only about 12 years old when I got it. It was adjusted a few times and the tuning really didn't get better. I kept it through the Air Force and then someone finally stole it! I was kind of happy, but it was only worth $600 so I had to fork over a bit of money to replace it with a Conn, called the naked lady and then a Selmer MK 6. I still have both. The Conn is a pretty nice horn. The name Naked Lady was named this because on the Conn horn the naked lady was on the side of the bell. This horn does need a lot of attention as far as pad leaks. The horn weighs a lot, so I guess the metal may have something to do with why I like it so much compared to the Kolhert. It has a darker sound compared to the Mark 6, so I play this horn a lot when playing in the big bands from the 40's. It's also nice, a different warm style when playing classical music, which hardly ever happens these days.
At 12 yrs old I really didn't know a thing about saxes.
Maybe it ranks well as a good student horn, but again I was happy when it was stolen.
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