[Seasax]

i am looking for an upgrade alto and have narrowed my choices down to these three, i can afford them all, i was just wondering about different views in comparison, currently i think the SBA is on top, fairly sure actually, but i just wanna know what you all think.

the SBA is great, the lacquer is more intact than on my 275!!! and its only 1800!!

bargain.

the 6m is great, it is as good as a 26m i recently played, is a good relacquer,


the model 26 i havent played recently, original lacquer, fair quality, quite early

 

[jmm1713]

its an obvious choice, if you can get a $1,800 sba take it ,and anyway it is a better horn than the other 2 and will have more value and if you don't like it you can sell or trade it for pretty much anything


just make sure its a super balanced action and not a regular balanced action -- in that case I would say something totally different

 

[Swampcabbage]

If you don't take that SBA then send me your address so I can come slap you in person. (And then take me to the person offering it so I can buy it).

 

[Razzy]

If you really like how the SBA plays and it's already your top choice, go for it. Even if you had an inclination to prefer a Conn saxophone the SBA is worth a lot more than that and will only increase in value over time, if that sort of thing matters to you. Sometimes BA and SBA altos are absurdly stuffy. I played a few examples of these and there's really nothing to be done about it. However some of them are also screaming good horns.

 

[Seasax]

this one is a screamer, the harmonics just play like an extension of the standard register

 

[Grumps]

Before commiting to the SBA, put on your favorite mouthpiece, adjust it for proper tuning, then play a nice, soft low B.

 

[Seasax]

done

i bought it

they knocked 50 off of it and ive got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jmm1713]

what serial # ??

 

[Swampcabbage]

Pics?

 

[Seasax]

eventually i will try n get some pics,
its a late 1952 model i think,
i aint picked it up yet, when i do ill let you know,
its great!

 

[Seasax]

i got her here on my lap!
the serial is M54964, making it, i believe, the 38th last SBA ever to have been made! it has the original case in amazing condition, even the original neck strap!
i got it valued for insurance purposes, it was valued at £3,895, about $7,000 i think by current exchange rates.
wow!
photos on their way soon,

help me think of a name for her!!

 

[jmm1713]

nice .... thats a good serial # for an sba and especially at that price

 

[Grumps]

the serial is M54964, making it, i believe, the 38th last SBA ever to have been made!

You can't go by serial number in that range. You have to look at the horn's particulars (pinkie keys, etc.) to see if it's not actually an early VI. Some horns between serial number ranges have traits from both the previous and subsequent models.

 

[Swampcabbage]

help me think of a name for her!!

Mine?

 

[Swampcabbage]

help me think of a name for her!!

Seriously. Scarlett. I would've used that for my tenor, but it's my daughters name and that's just be a little too weird for me.