Selmer reference 54 alto reviews serial number#
Selmer reference 54 alto reviews series#

It plays, feels, and looks like a vintage Selmer, including longer bell to improve intonation and a matte finish.

Selmer reference 54 alto reviews serial number#

The Reference 54 alto takes its inspiration from a 1958 mid-70,000 serial number Mark VI. Join the legions of jazz saxophonists that have rediscovered the sound of the legendary Mark VI and have made the Selmer 72F Reference 54 alto saxophone their horn of choice. Complete with shaped flight case, Selmer Paris Super Session mouthpiece, cap and ligature, and care products.

The keywork of the Selmer 72F alto saxophone is extremely fluid and reacts well to even the most wicked licks.

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Buyers will get their money back but PP won't, pushing up seller fees for the future. By the end of the day he'll empty his PP account and do a runner. He may do this a few times more, each time selling and filling his PayPal account. The hacker may have agreed a sale on the first listing (in December) off-eBay, taken payment into his PayPal account, which he'll be closing shortly, and re-set the listing for another quick killing. I'm fairly sure Sethnitesh's eBay account has been hacked. By the way, the listing in post #1 has been ended now and re-listed here: Now, if you Google ' sethnitesh ebay saxophone' you get many eBay results for horns sold by him but only this one is for sale currently. Note both use parentheses in the seller notes, e.g.: вЂњnew pads will need few adjustmensвЂќ I have long suspected that they are one and the same as the listings are similar. He used to list maybe two dozen at a time, and the same with MPs, taking up a whole page of eBay listings.ДЄnother eBayer 'exotuk4' does the same, as here: Items for sale by exotuk4 | eBay The eBay seller 'sethnitesh' has been around on eBay selling horns for years. All models were in gold lacquer, with black pearls, and once again all models went to high F# (high G on soprano).

Selmer reference 54 alto reviews series#

Lots of options here, with a standard Series III alto and tenor, and a limited edition Series III soprano and Reference 54 alto and tenor. The final model in the Bird series was the Dragonbird, debuting in 2011. Only about 150 of these were manufactured. The sole tenor in the lineup was a limited edition Reference 54, also in honey gold lacquer and black pearls, with no high F#. Only about 250 of these were made in Paris. The limited Reference 54 alto sax came in the dark Reference lacquer, with black pearls, and was available with or without high F#. The standard alto was available in either a Series II or Series III, with honey gold lacquer and black pearl key touches. For the first time, the standard series was truly standard, with no set limit on production, and more models were available. For numbers, there were about 110 of the standard altos, 30 limited altos, and 40 limited tenors made for the USA.ДЄfter a small break, the Firebird series was introduced in late 2008 to carry over into 2009. The limited edition models also featured black pearl key touches. Both standard and limited altos were in the dark Reference 54 lacquer, and the limited only tenor was in a gold lacquer. This series came without high F# on all models. Once again available as a Reference 54 for alto, the tenor this time was a Reference 36. For the USA, approximately 330 standard altos, 90 limited altos, and 50 limited tenors were made. The tenor was limited edition only, with the honey gold lacquer. The standard alto had the same honey gold lacquer as the previous Hummingbird series, but the limited edition had the darker lacquer normally seen on the Reference altos. This one again started with a Reference 54 alto, in standard and limited, as well as a new Reference 54 tenor sax. The second series was the Kookaburra, coming in 2006. Approximately 300 of the standard were made for the USA market, and only about 70 of the limited model.

The standard and limited models both featured honey gold lacquer (similar to the traditional tenor Reference 36 color). Within each series, there was a 'standard' model and a 'limited edition' model, with the limited often having more detailed engraving, and unique included accessories, and sometimes a special case as well.Д¬oming first in 2005, the Hummingbird series was available as a Reference 54 alto sax. A total of 5 series were produced over 7 years, each with unique engraving. In 2005, Selmer Paris debuted a special 'bird' series of saxophones, to commemorate the life of Charlie Parker (2005 being the 50th annivesary of his death).