Are vintage saxophones good?

Are vintage saxophones good?

Of course, the great old saxophones are still great, as long as they are properly maintained, they just really aren’t better in general than modern horns, and definitely not as easy to play. Anyway, it wouldn’t make sense for any reputable maker to make an inferior instrument at any price.

How much does a Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone cost?

Reverb Bump Selmer MARK VI W LOW A WHSC. $5,299.99 Henri Selmer Paris Mark VI Alto Saxophone. $4,499.99 Selmer Mark VI. $4,500 1964 Selmer Mark VI Vintage Alto Sax WMatching neck and Original TriPack Case New Kangaroo Pads. $6,295 Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone. $6,500 1960 Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone – very nice,taking offers. $8,000

When did Selmer start making sopranino saxes?

There were even some sopranino saxes in serial # 548xx range that did not ship until 1960! It isn’t until serial number # 57250 that the numbers are always post-1955, about 1800 horns before Selmer’s official 1955 range. The Mark VI line carried for a long time, and there is overlap with the Mark VII in the last year or so.

Did Selmer ever make a Mark VII soprano or tenor?

The first Mark VII out of the shop was an alto at # 230839, and the first tenor at # 231087. The final Mark VI alto or tenor I can verify is an alto # 240998. After this time, altos and tenors were only available in the new Mark VII. The other point to remember is Selmer never* produced a Mark VII soprano or baritone (or sopranino or bass).

When did the Selmer Mark VI come out?

Selmer officially listed the Mark VI as having been introduced in 1954 around serial # 55000, but there are earlier examples out there. Saxophone.org owner Mark Overton visited the Selmer Paris factory in 2015 and was given exclusive access to the archives, where he was able to see the factory logs of every Selmer Paris saxophone ever produced.