Tenor Set-ups

Selmer Mark VI

Horns Specs:

• Serial #: 198XXX
• Finish: Lacquer
• Necks: Unison Master Piece (top) &  original Selmer Mark VI neck (bottom)

Set Up 1 (For blues, rock, & most jazz):

• Neck: Unison Master Piece
• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Set Up 2: (For certain jazz applications):

• Neck: Selmer
• M/P: Vintage Wolf Tayne 6
• Ligature: stock Wolf Tayne
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

King Zephyr

Horn Specs:

• Serial #: 307XXX
• Finish: Naturally delacquered after nearly 6 decades of pro use

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Olds Super

Horn Specs:

• Serial #: 108X
• Finish: Silver Plate
• Black Roo Pads
• Sterling silver Reso-Tech resos intended for a Mark VI bari that were custom fitted to the horn. When the key is closed, no leather is left exposed to absorb the sound. 
• Piano wire springs.

Set Up:

• MP: Claude Lakey Apollo 6*
• Lig: Rovner Light
• Reed: Rico Plasticoat 2½

Martin Handcraft

Horn Specs:

• Serial #: 68XXX
• Finish: Silver plate with gold wash bell
• YTS 23 Front F key added

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Conn New Wonder Series I

Horn Specs:

• Serial #: 897XX
• Finish: Silver plated with gold  was bell

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark & Light
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

Hohner President

Horn Specs:

• Made by Hohner Musikinstrumente in (West) Germany
• The President was designed by Max Keilwerth (Julius & Richard Keilwerth’s brother)
• Serial #: 104XX
• Finish: Lacquer with nickel plated keys
• I bought this minty horn from the orignal owner. It was a true closet horn. It was used for 2 years in high school, and then put in the closet where it sat since.

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼
• Second neck (bottom one in the photo) from my tech’s donor horn serial # 111XX, brightens this naturally dark-sounding horn considerably. It is like having 2 horns completely different saxophones.

Jubilee

Horn Specs:

• Made by J. Keilwerth
• Stencil of the Toneking Series III
• Serial #: 29XXX
• Finish: Lacquer
• The “angel wing” key guard was replaced by the original owner.
• This was a 1 owner horn, which was bought in 1958.

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼

De Villiers

Horn Specs:

• Made by Dörfler & Jörka Saxophonherstellung, in what at the time was West Germany
• Serial #: 11XXX
• Finish: Lacquer with real mother of pearl accents on key guards and left thumb rest

Set Up:

• M/Ps: Dukoff S7, D7*, & D7
• Ligature: Rovner Dark
• Reed: Légère Signature Series 2¼