[markwigginton]

is this sax a c melody or a tenor? i am interested in buying it but i don;t want a c melody..

 

[Jonathan C.]

Not a great pic. Would help to see a close up of the neck, but I vote C-mel.

 

[saxmanglen]

If it's not, it's got a serious case of neck pull down.

 

[Jonathan C.]

I was thinkin the same thing if it was a Tenor.

 

[jmm1713]

c melody .

 

[markwigginton]

heres another pic

 

[Dave dix]

Cmel, thelow B pad is too high for tenor
Dave

 

[freeflier]

Ask the seller to measure the body from the bottom to the insertion point of the neck (iow, the length of the body without the neck). A tenor is 29 inches. A cmel is... gotta look it up.

here we go, from cybersax:
1) Tenors = 29.5"; 2) C-Melodies = 24"; 3) Altos = 22"
http://www.cybersax.com/QA/Q&A_Identifying_Saxophone_Types.html

 

[Grumps]

is this sax a c melody or a tenor? i am interested in buying it but i don;t want a c melody..

Don't buy it then. It has the wrap around alternate F# which for early Bueschers, makes it a C-Melody. The tenors had the spoon alternate F# key running parallel to the main keys (though Buescher C-Melodies after 200,XXX may have them as well, though they are more rare). Shape and length of the bell also screams C-Melody.