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SELMER BALANCED ACTION ALTO SAXOPHONE NECK - EXCELLENT CONDITION!
Estimated price for orientation: 749 $
Category: Mouthpieces
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Description Brand: Selmer Type: Alto Instrument Type: Saxophone Skill Level: Professional
THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY AUCTION. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND MY POLICIES BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID. Check out my !Be sure to add me to your ! *Today I am listing yet another installment of saxophone gear which I am selling on consignment for saxophonist Frank Catalano. Today's items will include several vintage saxophone necks, many vintage mouthpieces from soprano to bari (including 3 NY Meyer alto mpcs!), and even a couple whole horns! For those of you who may not be familiar, Frank is a true heavy hitter in the jazz world and has been featured on multiple Grammy winning albums. He is also the quintessential gear hound, having amassed a collection of over 500 mouthpieces! He now endorses and plays Jody Jazz mouthpieces exclusively, so he purging some of his massive collection of mouthpieces that he has acquired over many years. Be sure to check out my other items for more great mouthpieces from this collection. There will be more to come later, so add me to your favorites list and check back later to see new additions.This auction is for a vintage neck piece from a c.1935 Selmer Balanced Action alto saxophone. It is in excellent used condition with no damage what-so-ever. It shows no signs of pull down. The tenon end is perfectly round, as is the mouthpiece receiving end. As with any neck, 'fitting' to your instrument may be required for an air tight seal. The cork is chipped and compressed, so will probably need to be replaced, and it wouldn't hurt to replace the octave key pad as well, but these are both very minor issues. The only other thing to mention is that it does appear that at some point this neck had a pickup mic installed, and later removed. There is a small circle visible just past the cork on top of the neck where this was done. The repair looks to have been expertly executed. Instead of laying a patch over the top of the hole it was sunk in, perfectly flush with the rest of the neck. It is barely noticeable. Authentic vintage necks for a Balanced Action are extremely hard to come by, so if you have a BA with a missing or damaged neck, or if you just want a backup, don't let this one pass you by!Please feel free to email me with any questions.Thanks again for looking!
Description
| Brand: | Selmer | Type: | Alto |
| Instrument Type: | Saxophone | Skill Level: | Professional |
THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY AUCTION. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND MY POLICIES BEFORE PLACING YOUR BID. Check out my !Be sure to add me to your ! *Today I am listing yet another installment of saxophone gear which I am selling on consignment for saxophonist Frank Catalano. Today's items will include several vintage saxophone necks, many vintage mouthpieces from soprano to bari (including 3 NY Meyer alto mpcs!), and even a couple whole horns! For those of you who may not be familiar, Frank is a true heavy hitter in the jazz world and has been featured on multiple Grammy winning albums. He is also the quintessential gear hound, having amassed a collection of over 500 mouthpieces! He now endorses and plays Jody Jazz mouthpieces exclusively, so he purging some of his massive collection of mouthpieces that he has acquired over many years. Be sure to check out my other items for more great mouthpieces from this collection. There will be more to come later, so add me to your favorites list and check back later to see new additions.This auction is for a vintage neck piece from a c.1935 Selmer Balanced Action alto saxophone. It is in excellent used condition with no damage what-so-ever. It shows no signs of pull down. The tenon end is perfectly round, as is the mouthpiece receiving end. As with any neck, 'fitting' to your instrument may be required for an air tight seal. The cork is chipped and compressed, so will probably need to be replaced, and it wouldn't hurt to replace the octave key pad as well, but these are both very minor issues. The only other thing to mention is that it does appear that at some point this neck had a pickup mic installed, and later removed. There is a small circle visible just past the cork on top of the neck where this was done. The repair looks to have been expertly executed. Instead of laying a patch over the top of the hole it was sunk in, perfectly flush with the rest of the neck. It is barely noticeable. Authentic vintage necks for a Balanced Action are extremely hard to come by, so if you have a BA with a missing or damaged neck, or if you just want a backup, don't let this one pass you by!
Please feel free to email me with any questions.
Thanks again for looking!