It's been a killer horn, but after playing her Hummingbird, my interest is piqued. I'm expecting to pick it up on Friday and we can re-evaluate the horn after its back up to as-new (or better) playing condition. My horn had been out of regulation for quite sometime, so its been in the shop for the past 3.5 weeks with the local sax-specific tech for a complete teardown/rebuild (replacing pads/corks/felts as needed). She is trying to guide me down the path of picking up a more modern horn, as she sees limitations with the Conn keyboard (and is a huge proponent of the F#3 key for additional options for altissimo fingerings). I started playing in a community band last April and my love for music has been rekindled, and I got back into playing on a serious level (for fun). My horn was closeted for a few years since I've had kids and a life with responsibility. She also has some of the finest altos I've ever touched (a VI she bought new and has been playing most of her career, and a hand-selected Hummingbird CE she picked up this summer after playing most every alto WWBW). She is an accomplished teacher and player who is deep rooted in classical saxophone. I proceeded to outgrow my then teacher, and wound up finding someone with a doctorate in saxophone (U of Miami for undergrad, U of Arizona for grad work) who was new(ish) to town and took me in as a student.
I love the horn, the sound, and even the ergonomics fit me fairly well (big hands).
#HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SELMER REFERENCE 54 SERIES#
I had the option of that or a brand new YAS-62 (with prototype Custom series keywork, I take it a prototype for the 62II), and I chose the Conn. I wound up tracking down a good deal on an overhauled SP 6M-VIII from USA horn. I had been active on AMS and RMMS from about the age of 14 and at the time was almost 16 years old. After seeing that I was going to stick with it a bit (and at the urging of both my private lesson teacher and band director) we started looking into a "new" horn for me. I did the usual rented sax, then my mom suprised me with a student model (used Armstrong) horn around 7th or 8th grade. Thinking-about-it horns: Used (probably) Selmer Reference 54 alto or (New) Phil Barone Alto (+ PB Sop or Tenor).īackground: I've been playing music since age 7, saxophone since I was 11. Thanks! **/for Mods**Ĭurrent horn: 1945 Silver Plated (95-97% intact) Conn 6M-VIII.
#HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SELMER REFERENCE 54 FREE#
Feel free to shuffle it around or do what you gotta do. I didn't see anywhere else to put a "VS - Opinions Wanted" thread, so I threw it here. **For Mods** I'm cross posting this from SOTW.
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