[SethG]

Saw this on Ebay and drool started dripping from my mouth. Have you ever seen anything so pretty? wowww Just had to share my discovery.

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-MARTIN-COMMITTEE-3-Bb-TENOR-SAX-SAXOPHONE-1947-/390301502997?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adfc84e15#ht_3538wt_905

 

[Sigmund451]

beautifully done but Im not a fan of the silver body/gold key theme. To me its a little over the top and an original in top shape is hard to beat in terms of pretty saxophones.

 

[ratracer]

Very nicely done. Bit too much blingy for me though. I couldn't live up to it's expectations!

 

[SethG]

or how about this looker? http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Martin-...551?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bc8a114f

 

[Sigmund451]

I just have to look across the room. I have a The Martin in 97+ original lacquer. Its a really pretty horn.

 

[SethG]

I get to barrow an Indiana tenor while mine is in the shop. lot's of power and great core tone.

 

[Bebopalot]

Saw this on Ebay and drool started dripping from my mouth. Have you ever seen anything so pretty? wowww Just had to share my discovery.

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-MARTIN-COMMITTEE-3-Bb-TENOR-SAX-SAXOPHONE-1947-/390301502997?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adfc84e15#ht_3538wt_905

Sorry SethG but that is one gaudy looking horn. I think that is why I've been seeing it there for a few months. It's just too much bling. It's kind of like an overly customized Volkswagen bug. The stock version is what people really like. I'd feel silly owning that thing.

 

[bruce bailey]

Here is one I am selling and at least the previous owner didn't go nutz or have the engraving buffed away. I admit that I prefer original lacquer but since Martins tend to have bad lacquer, I get a few relacs. That silver one is just too bad and the price!!!....
Comm III relac: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/tags/tenorcomm3/

 

[Captain Beeflat]

I agree with the OP...that horn is gorgeous. Gold/Silver was an option with many vintage horns and is still a standard option with boutique manufacturers such as R&C.
"Over the top" only in the sense that most would prefer a Zagato bodied Aston-Martin to a scruffy Ford van.

 

[Nevillesax]

that shop seems to do that to a few of their horns...at least they left some engraving on this time!

 

[1saxman]

I would have done the body and bow in gold too, just leaving the neck and bell in silver but with gold inside the bell flare - ala Silversonic. Regardless, an excellent job, particularly in leaving the engraving in good shape. One of the few pros in the world playing a 'The Martin', a friend had his gold-plated but the engraving just about disappeared. Still worked out great for him as he was playing practically every night with a popular blues group from Texas, all over America and the world. That's where plated horns really 'shine', when you don't have the time to take care of it properly. If you want to see another incredible horn, look at the P.Mauriat solid Sterling 300SLG tenor, gold-plated. Basically corrosion-proof.

 

[bruce bailey]

If I was doing one over, I would do the body in satin silver and the keys in bright silver.

 

[Captain Beeflat]

If I was doing one over, I would do the body in satin silver and the keys in bright silver.

A lovely choice, as are many.
Precisely the reason why options are offered.