Selmer Paris Super Action 80 Series II Model 55AF Professional Bari SaxThe Selmer 55AF Series II Baritone Saxophone has the deep and robust tone that is preferred by most working professionals. Flexible enough to perform quartet work or anchor the front line of a big band, the Selmer 55AF baritone saxophone features a range to low A, adjustable thumb rest, blue steel springs and leather pads with metal boosters. The clear lacquered brass body of the Selmer Series II baritone saxophone is also beautifully engraved. Complete with case and Selmer Paris mouthpiece, cap and ligature,
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I've played the sax since i was 7. I am 39 now and have been through many many saxophones in my playing career from the soprano to the contrabass. But let me tell you there has never been a saxophone that plays as well and as smooth as this saxophone. Some of my friends have played this sax and if they were writing this it would be just a saluting to this saxophone as ever. THIS SAX IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
The silver-plated series II bari I recently acquired is truly a work of art and a total pleasure to play. I can play a low A ppp with no problem for 32 counts largo. I can nicely blend or lead a big band sax section from the bottom. I am unable to walk past the case without picking it up and playing it. I am a bari sax player and never have played a better horn including a beautifully refurbished Mark VI currently at Roberto's Woodwinds. This horn places no limitations on the player. You can sound like Gerry Mulligan, Serge Chaloff or Nick Brignola with the right Mouthpiece/Reed combination. I bet all these great bari players of the Big Band Era are playing this horn in heaven. It is the greatest gift for any bari player. It will elevate your tone, intonation and projection to near professional levels on contact. Combine this with a Yanagisawa metal mouthpiece and be heard on any stage at any time WITHOUT overblowing.
The spatula keys were much easier to press down. It played better all around, whether I was in jazz band or concert band. My intonation, tone quality, and overall sound was ten times better. The de keys,or the high D,E flat,E,F, and F sharp, which I did not have before, were easier to press and the notes sounded much better. I can make notes easier, such as notes that I don't have. (G,G#,A,B,C,C#,D) all above the staff. Great price. I could actually afford it.
When I got to play this thing briefly in college, I felt like I was handling gold. The college prized it so much that they wouldn't let _anybody_ take it out of the music building. When I played it, it really felt like a luxury car. Like, if you can't sound good on _this_ thing, then you _really_ have no excuse. Man, if I were big enough to reach the keys of a low A (I'm like 5'2"), and I didn't mind the tremendous weight of one - and I weren't a klutz who always bumps into things - I would save up for this bari of my dreams. I'll just have to make do with some cool vintage horn...
I've owned and played a Selmer SA80 Series II Bari for years in a "gigging" environment and can attest to its durability. The tone and feel of the instrument is superior to the old Mark VI's I've played....but we all know that Selmer doesn't take steps backward...always forward. The old "sixes" were great...but the new horns are awesome!! Maintenance is low....finish survives longer (I know..NOT that important)....action is sweet.....SOUND???....pure Selmer!! When I decided to retire my old Selmer several years ago I tried the YBS62 Yamaha and I must admit it was a player.....but it lost to the SA80 Series II in the end...and my decision was based purely on feel and sound....even though I could have saved a few hundred on the Yamaha......
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