![]() I previously owned a Selmer 1931 alto which had a great action, but the intonation wasn't so good & I don't want to make the same mistake again. You have confirmed my doubts about it as I won't be able to play it first (it's not the one on US Ebay) but its a 4XXX. In any event - let us know how your horn works out - just don't brag too much - the poor Selmer snobs will cry when they realized how much they overpaid for their stuff, then they'll drive up the SML prices before I can complete my collection ! ![]() I asssume you have checked out Pete's site discussing SMLs ? You may actually be able to run a google search for the archived "old SOTW' discussions to see what happened 'all those years ago '. On the 'Old' SOTW' site, there was a lot of discussion about what hidden gems the SMLs are - I have no idea if many of them were snatched up back then - with happy owners who would never consider passing them on until they pass on! Including the 'King Marigaux' - I'd estimate I see 4 or 5 altos for each tenor, sopranos - maybe 1 out of 30 or 40, and I've only seen a handfull of baritones in the 12 months or so I've been looking.Īgain - who knows how much of this is due to 'hording' and how much due to original production. Most frequently I come across altos, followed by tenors, sopranos and finally baritones. I check e-bay all the time for SML horns, and the various stencil names that I know are associated with SML. The only info I can offer is anecdotal, at best. My guess would be that they rounded up to the next highest 100 when commencing the new year's production. ![]() Please also note that if they started with serial #7300 in 1949 and serial #8000 in 1950 - that does not necessarily mean that they made 699 saxes in 1949. The serial numbers were for all horns, not each line (so there is not a 12,552 alto and a 12,552 tenor). ![]() So - no idea on the number of each voice produced. Some have even called and / or visited the factory (they still make oboes, and maybe some clarinets) with little hint from SML that they even used to make saxophones. It could also be caused by more altos being produced than the other voices - but there is no authoritative source to check. This may be witten down to the fact that once a person has one - they aren't likely to part with it. ![]() Would like to own a reasonably priced tenor (or for that matter, a complete line-up)- but they are hard to find as hen's teeth. ![]()
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