160,xxx Selmer Mark VI Tenor Saxophone, 93% Original Lacquer
1968 160,xxx Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone with approximately 93% original lacquer. Here's a one-owner horn that was previously owned by a New York professional saxophonist. The pads are in excellent condition with a lot of life left in them. My repairman just serviced the horn so the pads are sealing very well. The neck is original to the horn, and the taper/angle was just adjusted. There is some lacquer speckling throughout the horn giving it a good vintage look, but there's no evidence of major repairs. The key guard feet have never been resoldered. The sax comes in a vintage Selmer case.
This horn has everything that I like in a 1960's Mark VI. There is a fullness and density to the sound with incredible overtones. The action and response is incredibly even from top to bottom. The 150,xxx to 160,xxx horns tend to have the complexity and feel of early 1960's horns, but with some added projection and sizzle. This horn would be equally at home in a variety of musical genres.
