Years ago, when Jim Scimonetti had his store, and while I was waiting for my sax to be repaired, I tried out a Dakota alto, and it played very well! I was surprised!

It had a very resonant, rich sound to it, palm keys were nice and thick sounding, ergonomics were very nice. I probably would have bought it if it didn't have such a flashy finish to it,:yikes!: and I didn't care for the name, "Dakota", still don't:Rant:...but the horn played great!...kind of like my Super 20 alto.
And also out here in LA all the pros play Mark VI's, you can get by with playing a King, Conn, Yamaha, but I probably would have gotten lynched:shock: if I would have pulled out a "Dakota", while everyone was on their VI's.:mrgreen: