Does anybody here have an opinion of the new horns offered by Tenor Madness?
I so agree ... good grief is it supposed to be a play on "melody" or what? I'm not too, too fussy about this sort of thing, after all I'm the happy owner of a "P. Mauriat" (the famous jazz tenorman - not!) but I can actually see people shying away from this horn because of the name. I don't think I'd really want to own a horn called a "My Lord" or a "Your Highness" either....
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I really think they needed to ask for some second opinions about that name!
"M'lady" is what an English servant says (or used to say?). What's the point?
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If a vendor won't state a "public price " , I am always wary. Why?- because some fool will take the first price , without bargaining , and the dealer wins out.Thats a bundle of cash for a Taiwanese horn. Even if Randy had made magic the resale is gonna go through the floor should you sell it.
I agree with the earlier post about "Call for Price". When I see that I never call.
I just bought the prototype from saxmanpete, who is also involved with the M'lady project. I take delivery on wednesday December 30th. The prototype was supposedly made at the cannonball factory and is not a Mauriat thank god. The actual M'Lady has the same neck tenon size as a selmer mark VI, while my prototype has the cannonball neck tenon size. I am lucky enought to have a trial period too, so if I don't like it, I won't take that taiwan horn resale bath either.I think you need to call and ask about everything. The M' Ladys on the Tenor Madness website are being newly developed--the website implies not yet for sale.
I bought a M'Lady from Tenor Madness this summer, but it is definitely something else. Bare brass. I liked it, spent $2500. After I had been around trying Cannonballs, Mauriats, etc. My understanding is that my M'Lady is a "Mauriat" Taiwanese horn that was completely rebuilt by TM, with higher quality pads, etc. Their complete overhaul and set up from the get go.
At that time, Randy mentioned these new horns. And he had a prototype, but I didn't try it, because I was maxing out my budget at $2500 and didn't want to be tempted. The maker of the new horns is working on all the details and design features with Randy at Tenor Madness. Not necessarily Taiwanese. Could be really nice.
This was my first guess, and one of the reasons I don't like it. IMHO, the "naked lady" is a Conn thing plain and simple, and so sort of non-transferable; secondly, the Conn "lady" image became a mark of saxophonic distinction because the horns were so good, not the reverse.The name M'LADY started with the thought of the 1930's Conn "NAKED LADY"
Sorry, but this simply makes no sense to me at all. :?The name M'LADY is also a tribute to the Sly and the Family Stone song...M'LADY...