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Basil
User ID: 8910463 Jan 26th 10:57 AM
Hi, I am thinking of buyng a Pennsylvania Special Bari #259974 It`s got rounded tone holes and pearls to the palm, pinky, and low C,E flat keys. Are they any good? info would be much appreciated, age etc, THANKS.

lowkey
User ID: 0394114 Jan 31st 9:04 PM
The only sax I no that had the pearls on those keys was a Martin, but they did not have rolled tone holes but beveled solderd tone holes. I had a typewriter Martin that played with a big sound but it wasn't very comfortable. Unless it is a real bargain I would pass.

Basil User ID: 8910463	Jan 26th 10:57 AM Hi, I am thinking of buyng a Pennsylvania Special Bari #259974 It`s got rounded tone holes and pearls to the palm, pinky, and low C,E flat keys. Are they any good? info would be much appreciated, age etc, THANKS.
lowkey User ID: 0394114	Jan 31st 9:04 PM The only sax I no that had the pearls on those keys was a Martin, but they did not have rolled tone holes but beveled solderd tone holes. I had a typewriter Martin that played with a big sound but it wasn't very comfortable. Unless it is a real bargain I would pass.