Given a choice, go for the Searchlight. These Handcraft Committee 1 horns have the best low end of any alto, period. Warm and fat, easy to subtone with a softer reed and an open mouthpiece, but then roars like a lion when pushed. Also, the Searchlight has solid nickel keys, making the action fleet. Finally, the Searchlight has the best left hand thumbrest EVER (modern manufacturers: Are you listening?)
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