second hand

Hey everyone, Just getting into sax and I started off on tenors because I prefer the tonal range.. I play a few other instruments and didn't find it too tricky to get the hang of; producing decent tone and learning some scales etc.. I rented a secondhand Yamaha YTS-26 (or very similar/older...

I just bought a used sax from eBay ( Vito japan alto yas-23 stencil). I have never played the sax before and was wondering what tests I can do on the horn when it arrives to know if it is in an acceptable condition. I don't know anyone who plays it so I can't just get a friend to test it and...