Ponce Julius
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Its been awhile since I posted and I need a little advice. I been playing saxophone for only a couple of years and I was taking lessons on Tenor (My dad's King Super 20). Recently I got my dad's alto back from my nephew. It's a Cleveland King Alto Saxophone and based on the serial number, I date around late 1940's or early 1950's. I'm playing with a Jody Jazz HR and Rico Jazz Selects and my Saxophone teacher loves my sound and says I should stick with alto cause he thinks I'm more talented on alto and I don't have to fight it like I was with the tenor. After doing some research on the horn, I discovered that its a student horn! I really think I found my voice on alto, but I'm wondering if I'm going to have to upgrade and buy a professional alto sax now. Both my horns have sentimental value because they belonged to my father who passed away two years ago. That was my whole reason for starting to play the sax because I wanted to keep his memory alive and play the same instruments he played. By the way, my father never played that alto. He had it in his possession, but he was a Tenor man. So anyway...opinions please...would I need to upgrade to a professional instrument eventually?