[Stefano]

I'm just curious about this mk vi tenor...look at picture #3, i've never seen something like that...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Used-H...ltDomain_0&hash=item27c12aae91#ht_11325wt_902

 

[RootyTootoot]

That looks pretty real to me. (but i'm no expert)

The case in the final pic looks like a bit of a cheapie though so shipping would worry me.

 

[milandro]

this mat finish could be a Selmer special order, I am not sure about the keys being goldplated originally though.

 

[Borganiboy]

My last MK VI tenor was satin silver with the keys and french flower engraving in shiny silver plate.It was an ex army horn.1 owner from new in 1962.Seen a few satin silver original mk vi horns like that about.Selmer done blue,red and white horns also on special order.

 

[Gary59]

That is a nice looking horn! Though, to me, not $14,000 nice!

 

[jakethesax]

It's got a conn style trill key too! V interesting, I'd have normally thought it was a replate, but that trill key changes all to me, never seen a vi with those mechanics before....
I suppose the trill key could tie it in to being a military horn.. (i have a mate who used to play in the Royal Marines band, they certainly did a lot of trilling... ;-)

 

[Steve Stockham]

Oh, it's real. It's a beauty but I agree, $14,000? That's a little steep!

 

[milandro]

additional trills were very common and hardly a Conn feature, almost all pre WWII saxophones had G# and Eb trills and sometime more, if this would be a U.S. Navy instrument, I think, it would be marked as such

Oh, it's real. It's a beauty but I agree, $14,000? That's a little steep!

all it takes is two people fighting for it, if you want one are you easily going to find another?

 

[jakethesax]

additional trills were very common and hardly a Conn feature, almost all pre WWII saxophones had G# and Eb trills and sometime more, if this would be a U.S. Navy instrument, I think, it would be marked as such

all it takes is two people fighting for it, if you want one are you easily going to find another?

I stand corrected re Conn, yep, have seen them many times before on other horns too, I just always think of my 10m when I see this...
Agree though $14,000 a lot of cash, surely a collectors price?
I don't many touring players who could afford this kind of cash..

Royal Marine horns or military horns (UK) I believe often have a mark somewhere on the underside of bell flare...

 

[jakethesax]

and thats European engraving no?

 

[milandro]

I think this is the " American flower"

 

[daigle65]

I've never seen a forked Eb on a Mark VI before.

 

[GT]

Probably just the angle of the pic, but the bell/body ring looks like it's at kind of a weird angle. I seem to remember my SBA looking a little "straighter". But, alas, that's been a while.......

 

[milandro]

I've never seen a forked Eb on a Mark VI before.

and yet this is hardly the first time that they have been spotted
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showth...elmers.-Has-it-been-a-special-order-finish?s=

 

[JL]

Sure looks like a VI to me.

That is a nice looking horn! Though, to me, not $14,000 nice!

+1. While it may be worth 14k in terms of 'collectability' and cosmetics, if I was in the market for a VI tenor, I'd look for one that plays great, first and foremost. They are already very expensive, so I wouldn't want to pay even more just to get a brushed silver or gold plate or other cosmetic asset.

If you want a great horn with a great sound in brushed silver finish, get a 'series one' or 'Big B' Buescher Aristocrat! You can get one for 1/10th the price of that VI...

 

[SaxTMan]

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?170959-Selmer-62-Mark-VI-5-Digit

 

[jakethesax]

I think this is the " American flower"

American engraving doesn't extend to the bow right? Same engraving from that which I can see as my French assembled SBA..
But hey it's a Mk vi, and it costs as much as most musicians earn in a good few months....

Still a decent violin costs as much as a house, go figure eh!

 

[saxmanjack]

Engraving is similar to, but more elaborate than on my 64K.

 

[bruce bailey]

It is legit. Those extra keys were an options package in Europe. My alto has them and I got it new in 1964. Rear Eb, RH G# key (not a trill), RH lever for high Eb and high F#. The G# works by pressing it alone and the LH pinky does not need to be depressed.

 

[Borganiboy]

My saturn silver VI had the army code on the left side of the bell.I miss that tenor.