Ever play a H. Couf Superba I "Low A" Baritone? Qu

[Brett]

I just bought a H. Couf Superba I baritone saxophone sight unseen. I got a VERY good deal on it, so I figured it was worth a chance.

I have collected Keilwerths and Coufs or years, and heard GREAT things about their Baris but never played one.

Ok, here is my questions:

1. Do the baris NOT have rolled tone holes?? (just like the soprano Superba I models). The modern SX90R have soldered on tone holes which is different than the actually "rolled over" tone holes as on the Coufs.

2. Have you ever seen a Nickel-Silver Keyed Superba I model bari? I have only seen them in Laquer, but this horn is correctly marked and dates to 1980.

3. Ever seen any Low A Superba I baris? I have only seen low Bb

Any help would be great. Please feel free to post, but please e-mail me as well, as I won't be able to check the forum for a day or two (brettsars@aol.com)

Thanks to all-
-Brett-

[kevvieg]

I played one for a bout a week a coupke of years back. I really liked it. Didn't notice the tonehole situation, but really liked its response sound, and feel. It was a low A lacquer model. Nice horn!

[Bones]

I've seen many A and Bb Couf bari saxes. The Superba I and II both did not have rolled tone holes on the baritones. I clearly remember wondering what the differences were between the I and the II soprano and baritones because the difference between the I and II alto and tenor was primarily the rolled tone holes. I still have a brochure from that time. The brochure isn't clear on the differences either.