[Arundo Donax]

Which saxophone have you played for the longest amount of time? By this I mean not a brand or model, but a specific, individual, saxophone that you own.

For me it's simple and not very long: Yamaha YTS-21 for 13 years.

 

[andre251]

Great question! With so much GAS people change horns all the time. I would love to see who has the record! Mine is a Mark VI tenor I got in 2007. It has been my only tenor since then. So I matched you at 13 years. :-D

 

[datsaxman]

Conn 10M. 1967.

 

[turf3]

Conn 6M, 1978.
Conn 12M, 1984.

 

[because]

MkVI alto since 1970

 

[Guto]

Mark VI tenor I've got in 1999. Others came and went, some stayed (mostly in their case), but that VI remains my day-to-day workhorse.

 

[Always_Learning]

Longest: Selmer Series II Super Action 80 Tenor Sax Got it in 2004.
Newest: YBS-52 from Quinntheeskimo, Got it Today.

 

[AddictedToSax]

Conn 10M 2009. The only tenor I've ever owned.

I still have my original Martin Freres La Monte hard rubber Bb clarinet that I got in 1961 when I was in 5th grade/10 years old. I don't play it. I still have my 1975 Anniversaire Modele Buffet Crampon R13 clarinet that I got as a college graduation gift from my dad. I'll keep that one till I depart this vale of tears.

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

Antigua Winds one piece soprano from 1999. I couldn't afford a Yani 900 and this has been a great substitute.

 

[pumseig]

Mark VI tenor, since 1981

 

[liggy]

Mk. VI tenor since 1981. YAS 62S from 1998.
The alto is still the daily driver and the VI is now a special occasion horn.

Love them both to this day.

 

[Watsonp143]

MK VI since 1964.....

 

[1saxman]

MK VI tenor from '66 to '89 and another MK VI tenor from '98 on. 23 years on the first and 22 years on the second.

 

[TomOhio]

Yamaha YSS-62 soprano that I owned from 1981-2014.

 

[Alain Gen]

Buffet Crampon alto (transitional SDA-S1) since 1975 -but honestly it has not been played much in the years 1986-2012.

 

[J-Moen]

P. Mauriat 67RDK Alto- 2008 - 2020, 12 Years, my Senior High School Year gift, and my favorite horn still. Also to note - no quality or maintenance issues

 

[tpsweezey]

Mark VI alto I bought new in 1966. Still great.

 

[hallda01]

Had my Yamaha 61 from 2004 to 2018. Great horn.

 

[Ken]

Mark VI alto - since around 1987, the first alto I bought since I started playing in 1985. So 33 years.

The below horns were my one and only horns until I started getting into vintage horns in 2014:
Selmer SA80 tenor - bought in 1985, sold in 2017, so 32 years.
Grassi Soprano - bought around 1986, but will be selling it as it's been unplayed since 2015.
Selmer Series 9 clarinet - bought around 1989, hasn't been played much since 2018 so I might sell it.

 

[Martin Williams]

King Zephyr alto since 2004 is the longest for any individual horn of mine!