There's plenty of MINTY VI sopranos around. Why bother? Apparently in 1970 every sax player bought a VI soprano and left it in the closet. It also seems more players dislike the VI soprano then actually like it.
IF you could get the same sound I'd like the following items on my VI: (of course then it wouldn't be a reference but an SA80 Soprano)
1. Front F (No high F# or G Key Needed)I have the Oleg Deal but have intall it yet.
2. Modern Palm Keys
3. Modern Left hand pinky cluster
4. A one piece Bent Neck options would be nice (I'm not a double neck fan)
I'm convince that the palm key configuration with all the toneholes in-line in the front of the horn ( High D, Eb, F) helps create the VI sound. Just speculation but I've not seem that sort of tonehole set-up on non-Selmer horns. (Unless it's a VI copy)
IF you could get the same sound I'd like the following items on my VI: (of course then it wouldn't be a reference but an SA80 Soprano)
1. Front F (No high F# or G Key Needed)I have the Oleg Deal but have intall it yet.
2. Modern Palm Keys
3. Modern Left hand pinky cluster
4. A one piece Bent Neck options would be nice (I'm not a double neck fan)
I'm convince that the palm key configuration with all the toneholes in-line in the front of the horn ( High D, Eb, F) helps create the VI sound. Just speculation but I've not seem that sort of tonehole set-up on non-Selmer horns. (Unless it's a VI copy)
