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See photos for the gorgeous engraving that was done on this instrument and even up on the neck. (window.AmazonUIPageJS ? AmazonUIPageJS : P).when('A'). Selling a Selmer Paris Reference 54 Dragonbird Edition alto saxophone with dark lacquer finish in excellent condition. It plays, feels, and looks like a vintage Selmer, including longer bell to improve intonation and a dark lacquer finish. I am watching this Selmer Reference 54 Alto and would like some opinions about this damage.is this from a drop or 'normal' wear and tear It looks like a good horn other than that.Thanks for the help and advice.

#Selmer reference 54 alto pictures serial number

Join the legions of jazz saxophonists that have rediscovered the sound of the legendary Mark VI and have made the Selmer 72 Reference 54 alto saxophone their horn of choice.The Reference 54 alto takes its inspiration from a 1958 mid-70,000 serial number Mark VI. The Vintage or Antique finish has been market up or scratched on various places around the horn but it only adds to the cool patina. Complete with shaped flight case, Selmer Paris Super Session mouthpiece, cap and ligature, and care products. My last gig with the horn was in Manhattan at Bowery Electric in March 2020. The keywork of the Selmer 72 alto saxophone is extremely fluid and reacts well to even the most wicked licks. A major favorite among jazz saxophonists the Reference 54 alto saxophone offers a rich throaty sound that even 'barks' well in the lower register.

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Inspired by the Mark VI model released in 1954, the Selmer Paris 72 Reference 54 alto is a professional saxophone that integrates the Mark VI's legendary acoustic characteristics with innovative modern key work and better intonation. The Reference plays and feels like a vintage Selmer, including longer bell to improve intonation and a dark, warm lacquer finish. I don’t know whether it was a special order or what, but it’s really nice and dark, almost like a 50’s Mark VI.The Reference alto takes its inspiration from a 1958 mid-70,000 serial number Mark VI.

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Plus this particular horn got a rich, dark lacquer that I have rarely seen on a modern Selmer.

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But it’s worth it! Check out the Reference 36 in the tenors section, which has also just been rebuilt, or the Series II alto just below that had a full overhaul and is also glorious. You could get a slightly cheaper, more worn Ref 54 on eBay or whatever, but then you’d need someone picky to go completely through it to get the full experience, which is expensive, and not even that likely to go right unless your repairman is willing to do all that stuff to a modern horn that already ‘plays ok’ as is.

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Excellent keywork, comfortable ergonomics, fast response, free blowing feel, and great intonation. Warmer and richer than the Series II and III, and compatible with jazz mouthpieces (Series II and III seem not to like non-Selmer mouthpieces in many cases). Once you fix all that stuff, these are just about the best modern do-it-all altos on the market. I'm sure as soon as you tried to play one you'd see why. A Ref54 alto usually goes for about 8000 CAD, whereas these sell for under 500. What was done? Full disassembly, remove every pad, add lots of shellac behind the pads so that they seal well and will seal well for a long time, clean, change the oil, adjust key heights, swap out many of the adjustment materials for better ones/correct ones, and do a full ‘neck fit’ which means laboriously making the neck/body joint seal perfectly all around. I found a whole bunch of knockoff Selmer Reference 54 horns on the Alibaba website, and was surprised at how closely they resembled the real thing, from serial numbers, to engravings, to keywork. This horn just had that done, to my picky standards, and now it rocks. As you know from reading around on this site, the Reference horns are great, IF you fix all the weird choices that Selmer makes in the factory setup. It takes all the finest qualities of a great VI and adds the kind of ergonomics and scale players of that era could only. The Selmer Paris Reference 54 alto goes far beyond the spirit of the Mark VI. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock.

This horn is almost mint condition, plus I just dropped the equivalent of an overhaul into it so that you get to play it how it was meant to sound. IMAGES Selmer Paris Reference 54 Alto Saxophone. El Saxo Alto Selmer Reference 54 es un instrumento extraordinário Posee entonación excelente, un timbre aterciopelado y una respuesta muy rápida tanto en los graves como en los agudos. Absolutely the best Reference 54 alto on the market right now.