Hi,
I am an owner of a Ref 54 Bird.
It is a good horn, I think.
Yesterday, I got my new Mark VI clone (a "vintage" horn without high F# and unlaquered) which a friend of mine, who owns a music store, wants me to play.
It is a very good player, it has some problems of mechanical noise and I am not sure about durability, but as it is almost for free, that is ok. It has a very good jazz sound.
At this opportunity I took a silver plated 82z with me, which absolutely fascinated me.
What a quality in mechanics. How easy to articulate, to play fast.
But when compared to my Selmer, there is a "lack" of "deepness", which I am not sure if is necessary. The Yamaha is razor sharp, and super fast, while playing the Selmer you think you play a tenor, as it opens and sounds super fat. (At least I have the impression playing it. But playing it, you don't have a feeling of the tone has a "sharp edge", it is very "mellow" (maybe this has to do with the material, it has a very dark colour, almost like honey...)
On the other hand, it does not have the "stability" the 82z has.
It is really hard to describe with my limited English vocabulary
What do you think, how would a good Mark VI "behave"?
I never had the chance to play a real good one for a longer time.
Thank you, Mugger.
I am an owner of a Ref 54 Bird.
It is a good horn, I think.
Yesterday, I got my new Mark VI clone (a "vintage" horn without high F# and unlaquered) which a friend of mine, who owns a music store, wants me to play.
It is a very good player, it has some problems of mechanical noise and I am not sure about durability, but as it is almost for free, that is ok. It has a very good jazz sound.
At this opportunity I took a silver plated 82z with me, which absolutely fascinated me.
What a quality in mechanics. How easy to articulate, to play fast.
But when compared to my Selmer, there is a "lack" of "deepness", which I am not sure if is necessary. The Yamaha is razor sharp, and super fast, while playing the Selmer you think you play a tenor, as it opens and sounds super fat. (At least I have the impression playing it. But playing it, you don't have a feeling of the tone has a "sharp edge", it is very "mellow" (maybe this has to do with the material, it has a very dark colour, almost like honey...)
On the other hand, it does not have the "stability" the 82z has.
It is really hard to describe with my limited English vocabulary
What do you think, how would a good Mark VI "behave"?
I never had the chance to play a real good one for a longer time.
Thank you, Mugger.
