{"id":16000,"date":"2010-01-13T08:43:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T16:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=16000"},"modified":"2010-01-14T09:44:42","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T17:44:42","slug":"just-why-does-the-mark-vi-have-such-staying-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/just-why-does-the-mark-vi-have-such-staying-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Why Does The Mark VI Have Such Staying Power?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know I recently\u00a0said that\u00a0I don’t\u00a0often mention Mark VIs on my blog because I figure they get enough airtime everywhere else. However, yesterday I came across something that I wrote a few months ago on another site, that I think is worth repeating on my own website.<\/p>\n

\"Mark-VI-Quartet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photography by H. Kahlke \u00a0\u00a92009<\/h6>\n

I was responding to a blog post that Neil of Sax Station<\/a> had written about the Selmer Mark VI. I really believe this is to a large degree why the horns not only were popular to begin with, but continue to enjoy the popularity that they do.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I said:<\/p>\n

Being a Mark VI owner, as well as the owner of many other vintage saxophone brands including Martin, Conn, King, Buescher (all be it a bass), and various European brands as well such as Pierret, Hammerschmidt, et al, I firmly believe that one of the reasons that the Mark VI continues to have such staying power, is the versatility of its tone. It can switch from classical to jazz to rock with relative ease, and it does so quite convincingly. These traits are not something I\u2019ve found in any of my other vintage saxes. While the Pierret, for example, is a wonderful classical or jazz horn, it would not do well in an electric environment. While on the other hand, the King Zephyr would not be a convincing classical saxophone.<\/p>\n

While the Mark VI may have started out being the choice of the pros in the 50s when it first came out, and then everyone decided that they wanted to have one, today\u2019s players have more choices obviously. Although many may still continue to chase the sounds of Getz, Coltrane, or the modern players like Sanborn, the fact is the Mark VI still offers greater tonal versatility than any other \u201cvintage\u201d sax IMO. (I\u2019m putting vintage in quotes since there is some debate whether or not the Mark VI is truly a vintage horn. Based solely on its age it would qualify.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Only time will tell which of today’s current crop of modern horns will have the staying power of the Selmer Mark VI. One thing is for certain, I’d be willing to bet these ones aren’t it… \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

This is a Very High Quality<\/strong> Professional Green Gold Tenor Saxophone Sax<\/strong> in Brand New Condition. This Saxophone is All Hand-Craft work and provides Highest Quality Italian.<\/p>\n

Features:<\/p>\n