I played tenor throught high school, set it down for about 10 years, and started playing with a street band in the last year. My old student Armstrong needs more work than it's worth so I think it's time for me to start looking for my first intermediate or professional horn.
Some local used shops have some for sale but it's hard to figure out what is worth it and what is not, here's what I'm looking at:
- 1974 Buffet Super Dyn Action - $2,800
- 2024 Chateau CTS 80 - $2,600
- 1976 Couf Royalist - $1,800
- 1918 Buescher True Tone - $1,800
- [no year listed] Conn 10M - $1,800
- 1933 Martin Handcraft Imperial - $1,600
All of these are being sold by reputable local used sax shops so shouldn't need much work initially, and I plan to test out whichever ones look most promising.
I just need some help to know if any of these prices are unreasonable or especially good. And as I said I play in a street band so I am prioritizing big punchy sound over smooth or soft classical sound.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
EDIT: corrected year of SDA after calling the shop