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madav
User ID: 1167284 Apr 28th 1:34 AM
We touched on this in the Buffet thread,and I have now had an opportunity to compare these tenors with the usual caveats regarding condition etc.

I can say that the Dynaction has a wider bore at the neck, and slightly wider finger spacings and I also have the impression that the palm keys are slightly bigger. The SDA has a different octave mechanism and different octave pip placement.
Tonally they 2 models are surprisingly similar, both with a nice dark sound with farly bright overtones. The altissimo on the SDA is easier, and it has a slightly brighter and more focussed sound. Both have a good solid bottom end. What I particularly like in both cases is that they resonate well and generate a good edge to the sound, giving quite a lot of tonal flexibility.

Dom
User ID: 1216034 Jun 25th 6:46 PM
Hello
I recently purchased a Buffet SuperDynaction and I have a question. When I got the horn the neck was bent down so I had it raised up to the point where, when I stood it next to another SDA, it looked almost identical. I am finding that even now, the horn is really low. I have my neck strap up as high as it will go and the mouthpiece will only come up to about my chin so I have to crane forward to blow and even then, there is much downward pressure on my jaw. Are low necks a common feature on the SDA?

ray m., blessedsax
User ID: 8255903 Jun 25th 10:13 PM
Alto or Tenor? Tried changing to a smaller strap?

No the necks are not lower than normal, in fact, it's been said around here that the tenors will smack you in the mouth without an adjustment to the strap hook/ring on the horn

Matt K
User ID: 2964484 Jun 26th 11:20 PM
It's not the neck, it's the strap hook placement. Get a shorter strap or one of those oleg adjustable strap hooks. I haven't tried one but I'm sure it would help a lot.
All sda's are like this. At least tenors.
I use an oleg strap and I have to crank it way up.

mostly alto guy
User ID: 0122954 Oct 8th 1:06 PM
Just got a DA alto, and it's got a really nice dak tone and decent intonation. MUCH darker than my S1. It seems, as someone else said, made to be played sitting down. On a good chair with the horn between my knees, the alignment is dead on perfect for me. This one has darn near perfect, rich honey gold original lacquer, and the original pads no less.

A nice complement to my S1 and my upcoming S3, not to be missed by Buffet fans! A very overlooked horn, IMHO.

madav
User ID: 1167284 Oct 8th 1:15 PM
hey ! - don't tell me !

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madav User ID: 1167284	Apr 28th 1:34 AM We touched on this in the Buffet thread,and I have now had an opportunity to compare these tenors with the usual caveats regarding condition etc. I can say that the Dynaction has a wider bore at the neck, and slightly wider finger spacings and I also have the impression that the palm keys are slightly bigger. The SDA has a different octave mechanism and different octave pip placement. Tonally they 2 models are surprisingly similar, both with a nice dark sound with farly bright overtones. The altissimo on the SDA is easier, and it has a slightly brighter and more focussed sound. Both have a good solid bottom end. What I particularly like in both cases is that they resonate well and generate a good edge to the sound, giving quite a lot of tonal flexibility.
Dom User ID: 1216034	Jun 25th 6:46 PM Hello I recently purchased a Buffet SuperDynaction and I have a question. When I got the horn the neck was bent down so I had it raised up to the point where, when I stood it next to another SDA, it looked almost identical. I am finding that even now, the horn is really low. I have my neck strap up as high as it will go and the mouthpiece will only come up to about my chin so I have to crane forward to blow and even then, there is much downward pressure on my jaw. Are low necks a common feature on the SDA?
ray m., blessedsax User ID: 8255903	Jun 25th 10:13 PM Alto or Tenor? Tried changing to a smaller strap? No the necks are not lower than normal, in fact, it's been said around here that the tenors will smack you in the mouth without an adjustment to the strap hook/ring on the horn
Matt K User ID: 2964484	Jun 26th 11:20 PM It's not the neck, it's the strap hook placement. Get a shorter strap or one of those oleg adjustable strap hooks. I haven't tried one but I'm sure it would help a lot. All sda's are like this. At least tenors. I use an oleg strap and I have to crank it way up.
mostly alto guy User ID: 0122954	Oct 8th 1:06 PM Just got a DA alto, and it's got a really nice dak tone and decent intonation. MUCH darker than my S1. It seems, as someone else said, made to be played sitting down. On a good chair with the horn between my knees, the alignment is dead on perfect for me. This one has darn near perfect, rich honey gold original lacquer, and the original pads no less. A nice complement to my S1 and my upcoming S3, not to be missed by Buffet fans! A very overlooked horn, IMHO.
madav User ID: 1167284	Oct 8th 1:15 PM hey ! - don't tell me !