Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone full#
Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone professional#
Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone series#

This example has some lacquer wear on the neck from use. VENDRE Accessories Instrument Pickups Metronomes Accordions Accordion.

Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone professional#

Ergonomics are hard to beat on any saxophone. SELMER PARIS REFERENCE 54 Professional Alto Saxophone Dark Lacquer - EUR 5.897,91. It plays beautifully, with a lyrical French core like a good Mark VI, but with a tone that is its own thing. The Ref 54 is billed as inspired by the Mark VI. The Selmer Paris Reference Alto exhibits a strong personality for an instrument of such modern design and manufacture, and each musician will recognise. The result is a refined sound that has a lot of warmth and projection.

Selmer introduced the Reference 54 in an attempt to capture the essence of a 1954 Mark VI, but with modern keywork and intonation. 655,xxx Selmer Reference 54 alto saxophone.

Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone series#

The Series IIвЂ™s and IIIвЂ™s can be quite frustrating in the mouthpiece department. Selmer Reference 54 Alto Saxophone, Video Demo. ItвЂ™s the only alto Selmer currently makes that tunes easily with a Meyer or other typical jazz mouthpiece. He is the original owner IвЂ™ve also seen a very nice Selmer MKVI 1974 for sell at one of my dealers which is a heck of a chuck of change less than the 1954 MKVI, but not as cheap as the new Ref. IвЂ™ve played the instrument and know the guy well. The Reference 54 is my favorite modern Selmer without any question. I was looking to get the new Selmer Reference 54 later this year. TheyвЂ™re a lot like vintage Selmer resonators, but they give you a bit more punch and volume out of the horn. He makes his own large slightly domed resonators, which is what you get on this instrument. Inspired by the Mark VI model released in 1954, the Selmer Paris 74 Reference 54 tenor is a professional saxophone that integrates the Mark VIs legendary. Ken Beason is an experienced saxophone repairman and designer, with a great reputation. TheyвЂ™re built to play GREAT, but just need to be setup to play their best after the fact. However, once you fix everything on one of these, they are EXCELLENT instruments. Harsh, I know, but thatвЂ™s why used modern Selmers tend to sell so much lower than new ones. You can buy a new Ref 54 for way more money, and it wonвЂ™t play this well either right out of the case, or especially a few months later after the factory pad job starts to fall apart on you in a hundred little ways. This one got a complete overhaul of everything, which is the best case scenario. Good news is that Matt Stohrer did that work, and it now plays and feels. These horns come from the factory needing a thorough setup, so when this horn came in, I had to get almost all of the sprung-open pads replaced (and a few others I believe).

Selmer ref 54 alto saxophone full#

If youвЂ™ve read around on this site much, youвЂ™ll know that I think almost any modern Selmer needs a full repad, at the least, if itвЂ™s going to play up to its potential. This is a matte finish Selmer Reference 54 tenor saxophone. This is a great playing Selmer Reference 54 Alto overhauled not too long ago by Ken Beason.