{"product_id":"1949-40-xxx-selmer-super-balanced-action-sba-tenor-saxophone","title":"1949 40,xxx Selmer SBA Super Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone, Coltrane Era, Video, Overhaul","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"496\"\u003e1949 Selmer Super Balanced Action tenor saxophone, s\/n 40371. This saxophone just arrived and is perhaps the most beautiful SBA I’ve ever come across. The neck is original to the saxophone, has never been bent down, and has the matching serial number. I’m guessing this sax had a factory relacquer at some point, but it is really tough to tell with certainty. The pads all appear to be original and have the typical shiny ring on the outer portion of them. The Chesterfield case is also original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis sax was produced during one of the most desirable periods for Selmer SBA tenors: the early 40,xxx range, after Selmer had settled the bow and bell proportions. John Coltrane is widely associated with a 1949 SBA tenor in the 40,xxx serial number range, and this horn comes from that same early SBA design period with the split low B and Bb bell key guards \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ebefore Selmer moved to the later connected bell key guard around 47,xxx. These early 40,xxx SBA tenors are loved for having a big, complex sound with a broad core, plenty of depth, and a little more spread and vintage warmth than many later Selmer tenors. For me, these split bell key guard SBAs are some of the most interesting and playable tenor saxophones Selmer ever made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis saxophone is currently receiving a full mechanical overhaul from Eric Beach and will be ready to go mid to late June. It already plays very well on the original factory pads, which is how the horn was demoed. Eric's work is meticulous, and the overhaul is going to take this horn to the next level. I'm excited to get it back in the shop to see how it plays. Please contact me at paul@dcsax.com for more info. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1218\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yL2E-LYbw3Q\" title=\"1949 40,xxx Coltrane Era SBA Super Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone Demo, www.dcsax.com\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205338300479,"sku":null,"price":12600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/5373\/files\/sell-your-saxophone_100of115.jpg?v=1777672496","url":"https:\/\/www.dcsax.com\/products\/1949-40-xxx-selmer-super-balanced-action-sba-tenor-saxophone","provider":"DC Sax","version":"1.0","type":"link"}