it?s off topic.but a reality check.
Conn versus Selmer. a snippet of an article I found reference a Selmer/Conn. ??? who knows.
"Lots of guesses about who made this Tenor sax and when. Probably not Selmer. Probably not Kohlert.(Conn) as Selmer had a subsidiary in London, but probably not made there either. Pennsylvania's were their student line. Guessing post war, 50s/60s. Not really worth too much, sadly. A lot will depend on play-ability, pad condition and so on. "
So that was what confused me between PA and IN.?
Conn. the best instruments in the USA, till 1980?s then sadly went downhill.
Selmer Paris preferred by the late great saxophonists. Paul Desmond. Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, but only Mk 5 and Mk 6.
Check eBay for selling prices, but be sitting down. LOL
All Mk 5 and Mk 6 were hand made from womb to tomb, No CNC, no robotics, no digitalhobbyist stuff .sorry about that. LOL
but hand built and played by the artisan, then in about 1985 all famous instrument makers went downhill in favour of Japanese Yamaha.
Same old story, Japanese had no HSA . so no leeches to society, no $25 an hour with sick pay etc etc. and local union chapters.
and bearing in mind Yamaha were making violins in 1750 or earlier.
You will never get back to the "gud olde days", as today no apprenticeships, nobody interested in real physical work,and most now only work from home with an Ipad.
How sad is that.??
Oh well, at least I can repair old quality as I only work on "pro" instruments. I refuse to repair Chino $60 instruments, they are not worth the time and effort.,
and typical of today's youth, if broken, then throw it away.buy a new one.Nobody wants to learn to repair anything,
Again off topic, but as we DH forum members. we can mix the new with the old, and still say, I have put in a good days work and
have something you made to be proud of.
Food for thought.
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John
John Lindo