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Tenor-Man
User ID: 0366544 Dec 20th 8:41 AM
I'm looking for a new Selmer, But I didnt quite understood what model is the cheapest or the most expensive.. So If youll give me estimated prices of Ref. 36, 54, Serie 2,3 it will be nice..
or just whats the cheapest and whats the most expensive.. and if you have any recommendations
thanks

stevew
User ID: 8868883 Dec 20th 9:47 AM
Serie II cheapest, then Serie III then Ref 36 and 54 (last two same price). The first two come in a variety of finsishes, with or without engraving. The finish does affect the price a lot. The best thing is to look around under 'buying and selling' for some indication of price, and also to look at ebay, a lot of official and grey market sellers of new instruments operate there too. There is also much debate about the relative merits of these horns across the threads here.

Dr G
User ID: 7468553 Dec 20th 2:24 PM
You can get a quick price check from USA Horn (www.USAHorn.com) by clicking on "Price Request" when viewing a horn. They have a seperate list for each horn size (sop, alto, tenor, bari). You'll get an e-mail almost immediately. Prices vary widely depending on the dealer, how much setup work they invest, type of case, etc.

They had one of the best prices when I bought my III and gave me a good deal on an upgrade to a Walt Johnson case.

Recommendations? Don't buy a model by price - each of the tenors you cited is very different. You might love one, merely appreciate another, and find that you really don't care for the rest.

Tenor-Man
User ID: 0366544 Dec 21st 2:53 AM
The problem is that my cash amount is limited to something like 2500-3000$ and i want to buy the best selmer( or maybe yana ) i can get with that cash amount i have...

stevew
User ID: 0171704 Dec 21st 4:28 AM
In that case you are looking at a new Serie II imported from a european online dealer or a grey market seller like USA Horn or Selmersaxman. Don't worry, its a great horn and many like it better than the III anyway. The Yanagisawa T991 is better still in my view and is likely to cost you slightly less than the selmer.

Tommy Boy
User ID: 9934403 Dec 21st 10:07 AM
I only paid 4k for my Ref 54 from a local music store, after I asked them to match ww and bw's price. (the ref 54 and 36 are the most expensive sax that Selmer makes) My guess is that you could easily get a regular lacquered Series III for close to 3k. My sax teacher liked the Series III the best out of all 4 of the current production Selmer tenors.

Dr G
User ID: 8659853 Dec 23rd 10:54 AM
Used Serie III tenors are going in the $2000-2500 range.

john
User ID: 1293074 Dec 23rd 12:08 PM
Get a Keilwerth

Dr G
User ID: 8659853 Dec 23rd 12:12 PM
Yeah, just the same, only better and cheaper.

Not!

GHawk
User ID: 0199184 Dec 23rd 12:29 PM
My two cents - try a Serie II. The best of the "new" Selmers in my opinion - I have both the II and the III. II's my favorite.

Tenor-Man User ID: 0366544	Dec 20th 8:41 AM I'm looking for a new Selmer, But I didnt quite understood what model is the cheapest or the most expensive.. So If youll give me estimated prices of Ref. 36, 54, Serie 2,3 it will be nice.. or just whats the cheapest and whats the most expensive.. and if you have any recommendations thanks
stevew User ID: 8868883	Dec 20th 9:47 AM Serie II cheapest, then Serie III then Ref 36 and 54 (last two same price). The first two come in a variety of finsishes, with or without engraving. The finish does affect the price a lot. The best thing is to look around under 'buying and selling' for some indication of price, and also to look at ebay, a lot of official and grey market sellers of new instruments operate there too. There is also much debate about the relative merits of these horns across the threads here.
Dr G User ID: 7468553	Dec 20th 2:24 PM You can get a quick price check from USA Horn (www.USAHorn.com) by clicking on "Price Request" when viewing a horn. They have a seperate list for each horn size (sop, alto, tenor, bari). You'll get an e-mail almost immediately. Prices vary widely depending on the dealer, how much setup work they invest, type of case, etc. They had one of the best prices when I bought my III and gave me a good deal on an upgrade to a Walt Johnson case. Recommendations? Don't buy a model by price - each of the tenors you cited is very different. You might love one, merely appreciate another, and find that you really don't care for the rest.
Tenor-Man User ID: 0366544	Dec 21st 2:53 AM The problem is that my cash amount is limited to something like 2500-3000$ and i want to buy the best selmer( or maybe yana ) i can get with that cash amount i have...
stevew User ID: 0171704	Dec 21st 4:28 AM In that case you are looking at a new Serie II imported from a european online dealer or a grey market seller like USA Horn or Selmersaxman. Don't worry, its a great horn and many like it better than the III anyway. The Yanagisawa T991 is better still in my view and is likely to cost you slightly less than the selmer.
Tommy Boy User ID: 9934403	Dec 21st 10:07 AM I only paid 4k for my Ref 54 from a local music store, after I asked them to match ww and bw's price. (the ref 54 and 36 are the most expensive sax that Selmer makes) My guess is that you could easily get a regular lacquered Series III for close to 3k. My sax teacher liked the Series III the best out of all 4 of the current production Selmer tenors.
Dr G User ID: 8659853	Dec 23rd 10:54 AM Used Serie III tenors are going in the $2000-2500 range.
john User ID: 1293074	Dec 23rd 12:08 PM Get a Keilwerth
Dr G User ID: 8659853	Dec 23rd 12:12 PM Yeah, just the same, only better and cheaper. Not!
GHawk User ID: 0199184	Dec 23rd 12:29 PM My two cents - try a Serie II. The best of the "new" Selmers in my opinion - I have both the II and the III. II's my favorite.