![]() ![]() I like to play it with this mouthpiece below, the two make a super rich/fat combination of tones"Ĭhadd comments: P roperly rebuilt with a custom Black pad rebuild with original snaps and pads glued in (I believe, Sarge may have mentioned). ![]() my pad selection for this one was Saxgourmet pads and I kept the stock snap-in metal resonators intact, throughout. I rebuilt it with a premium rebuild, to improve the feel, with teflon and ultrasuede. The engravings are just a joy to look at, i often find myself mesmerized by them. there were a few chair dents in the bow and when i smoothed them, they stayed a little ripple-y. it's real nice, but it's not mint, so i don't mind taking to some of the blues clubs we play. It has a warmer sound and does a beautiful job with ballads, but is flexible enough to do jazz with the right mouthpiece. The top hat is a lovely horn to look at, or play. "Serial number 325,180 makes it a 1948 or so. I had the opportunity to buy this back from selling it the first time I jumped at that. ![]() It was originally from Sarge's Collection and a main horn he loved to put in the gig rotation. One of the sax world's favorite saxes - Original finish - with an earlier serial number #325k dates it to 1948. ![]()
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