[soybean]

Would someone here please do me a favor and measure the length of a vintage short-shank tenor Soloist? I recently bought (supposedly) a tenor Soloist, but it seems so small. I am afraid it is actually an alto piece. Thanks!

 

[whaler]

Can you post a photo? It’s easy to tell the difference by eyeballing the window and table.

 

[Bari Sax Guy]

Tenor SS 100.8 mm
Alto SS 87.2 mm

Bari LS 132.1 (Still looking for the elusive SS Bari)

 

[Just Joe]

Thanks for giving me a reason to pull these out. (Tenor/Alto)

 

[soybean]

Tenor SS 100.8 mm
Alto SS 87.2 mm

Bari LS 132.1 (Still looking for the elusive SS Bari)

Thanks so much everyone for your help. The results are in… I got sold an alto piece that was described as tenor! (87.8mm from top to bottom). Too late to send it back. Funny that it fit on my tenor neck. It'll go up for sale on eBay soon (has the original ligature and cap).

 

[soybean]

Thanks for giving me a reason to pull these out. (Tenor/Alto)

Those are really clean Joe.

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[Just Joe]

Those are really clean Joe.

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Thanks, Soy. They are fun to fool with on occasion. The tenor is a D the alto E. Hope all is great with you.

 

[Bari Sax Guy]

Let me know if you're looking for a SS Tenor, I think its a C*

 

[andre251]

I just got a short shank alto in the mail and TJ e shank is huge. I had to put layers of tape on the cork to make it fit. It plays nothing like other soloist style pieces I have played on. And yes, to the OP’s point, it does seem to be very awkwardly sized.

 

[soybean]

Maybe you got sent a tenor piece?