SOLD - This bari is from the good, 1970s era, and early to the Yanagisawa lineage. (Yani seal on the neck brace, "Japan" with the serial number, which is: #876,4xx. Original lacquer finish at 70% on body & keys. Great, heavy Stainless Steel Springs! (ACTION: firm and fast) These are very nice baritones that you don't have to spend $3000 in order to acquire. No extra heavy damage to mention. (school engraved #s under the serial number) Notes of repair: perhaps to most notable thing is the replacement neck; a few screws have been replaced 7x or so resolders; The tenon screw will need strengthened, & F3 arm. bell lip was slightly bent.
Dents are not too bad for baritone. I will do my best to make a few of the them disappear and help the cosmetic look. CASE: Arrived with a nice hard, wood case.
Waiting for PC work: matching neck repairs(sizing and tenon work), pads.
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Buescher 1984 ‘Bundy- Selmer USA’ Eb Baritone, Low Bb #887,xxx (Archived)
SOLD -This bari is from the good 80s era, still in the student line but great sound for the price. Serial #887xxx. lacquer body, nickel keys. It's basically the end of the Buescher line design with the Selmer takeover(1970s) logo so it has that big bell like the "Buescher 400". Baritones always tend to get beat up but this one was bought new, owned by an ADULT (kids, please note this), and it was well loved. I only saw about 3 minor dings under my close inspection!!! It has a standard case, with the wood wrap design.
Personally, I think the Bb baritones always sound better than a Low A model ...plus, it will save you a ton of money.
Waiting for PC work: ...TBD
Buescher 1977 ‘Bundy – Selmer USA’ Eb Baritone, Low Bb #690,xxx
RENTAL/Available - This bari is from the good 70s era, still in the student line but great sound for the price. Serial #690xxx. lacquer body, nickel keys. It's basically the end of the Buescher line design with the Selmer takeover logo so it has that big bell like the "Buescher 400". Baritones always get beat up. This beast got a lot of dings and dents (mostly in the bell and bottom) and I will do my best to make them only minor ones. There will be a few that I can't reach on the neck and one medium on on the SelmerBundy690k9.jpg (3435958 bytes)SelmerBundy690k8.jpg (3562744 bytes) backside. Comes with neck and hard case--case in fair-to-poor condition.
I might end up putting some duct-tape reinforcement on the case. sorry, no mpc. I hope to keep this at $900 but i will have to report back and adjust price as necessary after the tuneups.
Yamaha ‘YTS-475’ Bb Tenor, Intermediate Level, #285xxx (Archived)
$SOLD- This is one of Yamaha's Intermediate, yet very high quality, saxes. Compare this with the older
Cosmetic condition rating: 9.5 *********
PC work pending
Yamaha ‘YTS-200 AD “Advantage”‘ Bb Tenor, #D25xxx (Archived)
$SOLD - Here's the newest student model from Yamaha, used and overall in great shape. serial #xxxxx, newer construction, gold lacquer body and nickel keys (good for kids). It arrived with a few dents that I will burnish out. no high F# but a great tone! These have very comfortable, modern keywork and should not hinder any student getting started. Comes with hard case and mouthpiece.
Cosmetic condition rating: 8.5
PC work complete!
Vito Bb Tenor, Rose Copper Lacquer, #AK31,508,051
$899.00 - Here's a used, newer model of Vito. It is a Taiwanese made era. Serial #AK31,508,051, newer construction, rose gold lacquer, nickel keys (good for kids), Real pearls!, with high F#! These have very comfortable, modern keywork and should not hinder any student getting started. Comes with black Vito case and mouthpiece.
Cosmetic condition rating: 9.0 ***
PC work ...pending
Vito ‘[YTS-21]’ Bb Tenor, #010xxx (Archived)
$SOLD- Vito is the little brother to Yamaha. Here's a used, not-thrashed models, recent in the last 15yrs-ish, serial #010xxx, newer construction, gold lacquer, nickel key (good for kids), Real pearls!, no high F# but a great tone! These have very comfortable, modern keywork and should not hinder any student getting started. Comes with blue Vito case and mouthpiece.
Cosmetic condition rating: 7.5
PC work complete!
Selmer ‘AS300 USA’ Eb Alto, #1,329k (Archived)
SOLD - Looks like it was used for 3-4 years. Comes with a nice hard case!
Cosmetic Rating: 7.0
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