![]() ![]() One should be particularly careful when buying a used horn especially through ebay or any online forum where they are unable to see and play the horn before purchasing. Sure, there could be some adjustment issues out of the box, but most reputable music stores will check the horns when the unpack them. There is very little difference between new horns of the same model. Must be nice to have that much time on your hands to be able to do all that! Not to mention, the costs! BE PRACTICAL! Yes, it's a good idea to try a horn before you buy it. You won't regret it.Sorry for the long post. If you had asked me what horn to buy before I played this Ref. I got another 52 and played it for 17 years before replacing it with this horn. When I finally raised the money to replace my horn, (Selmer was the University's) I tried the SA-80, Selmer Omega and another YAS52. With the 52 I had before it, I took it in once a year just to have it check out. I didn't like key placement and about once a month it had to be adjusted. It was this experienced that soured me on Selmer. blowing my mind I would have saved some money and bought this horn.I played a Mark VI my sophomore year in college becuase my old Yamaha 52 was stolen. Yamaha 82Z - Too bright for my tastes and not very responsive in the low register.2. Keilworth - eveness of tone was not there. Of the horns I played I ranked them in this order.5. I played it along with the Keilworth mentioned above, the Yamaha 82Z, and 875EX, and the selmer III. I am not a Mark VI fan and was not a selmer fan until I played this horn. ![]()
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