{"id":7458,"date":"2009-04-24T13:54:09","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=7458"},"modified":"2011-01-25T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T18:04:18","slug":"the-bassic-sax-saxophone-family-gets-a-zephyr-tenor-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/the-bassic-sax-saxophone-family-gets-a-zephyr-tenor-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bassic Sax Saxophone Family Gets A Zephyr Tenor Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"engraving\"<\/a>When I was picking up my 10M at World Wide Sax<\/a> last fall, I asked Steve if he could pull out a King Zephyr for me to try. I had always wanted to try one of these for myself, but I had never had the chance.<\/p>\n

Steve had a number of them there, and naturally all of them needed a rebuild, but I gave them a try anyway. I did not expect to fall in love with one of these old timers, but I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This Zephyr was the least attractive of all of them. Steve had beautiful silver-plated models there, as well as fully lacquered, almost new looking 60 year-old horns. However, this naturally delacquered, bare brass sax had a sound like no other horn I had ever played. Together with my Dukoff, this sax would fill an auditorium with sound. The vibration I felt throughout the whole horn was incredible. From the neck right through to the bell, the entire horn just vibrated freely when I played it.\u00a0<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Since I was there picking up my newly refurbished 10M, I really wasn’t in the market for yet another tenor sax (that would have been number 4). So I just tried to forget about the horn… I wasn’t successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fast forward 4 months…<\/p>\n

Soon after getting the\u00a0D\u00f6rfler & J\u00f6rka<\/a> (the Keilwerth clone), I gave Steve a call to get his input on the brand, and to confirm the research I had done. I also asked if the Zephyr was still available, and he said yes. Well next thing you know, I’m telling him I’m buying it. So I’m now the proud owner of a Zephyr.<\/p>\n

The Zephyr is awaiting its rebuild at World Wide Sax. The work is scheduled to begin on September 1, so in the fall, I will have yet another tenor (number 5). It will be a great blues\/rock horn. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Once it has arrived, I will play all of my tenors, and then make a decision about what stays and what goes. I really don’t see the need for this many of them. I think 1 or 2 will be going, but I’m not sure which. I know the only one that is safe for sure is my Selmer.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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