[tzigler]

Does anyone know of a case where the serial number on the neck differs from that on the body of a King Zephyr alto sax where both the neck and body are the originals?

 

[JayeLID]

Not that I have ever heard of. I think you may have one with an unoriginal neck. With that said...if it IS a bonafide Zeph Alto neck....and they were quite a signature design, particularly the key....then you are cool.

I have even used VT-II necks on Zeph bodies and they worked fine since the necks are the same bore and taper. But better to have an actual Zeph neck on a Zeph...even if it may not be the factory one.

Odd situation...that almost never happens...but give kudos to someone, somewhere, sometime... who managed to find another Zeph neck for the horn in question......

How off/close are the serial #'s ????

 

[bruce bailey]

If the numbers are within a year or two, it could have happened when new where a store screwed up and they got switched. Same series, no problem but it does devalue the horn.

 

[JayeLID]

Apropos of nothing....I should clarify that I had the original Zeph double-socket tenon when I switched to the VT-II neck (I removed the VT tenon and soldered on the Zeph tenon). Didn't wanna give the impression that you can just take a VT neck and slap it on a Zeph, 'cuz you can't....

 

[Rennie]

My Zeph alto has a different serial # on the neck as the body.