Clearly one should go to a shop and try many and choose what you like, but the only shop I can find within 50 miles has only one cheapish brand. I also can't yet play and don't know a friend who can to go along!
So I am going to take the plunge, buy, learn, and enjoy. I don't want to upgrade later, and I intend to become good (as I was when I last played an instrument as a boy on the clarinet)! This will be my sax for life (and price is not an issue up to £2K) ..
My shortlist:
(1) Bauhaus Walstein Bronze Tenor Improved Action for £700.
(2) Bauhaus Walstein M2 Pro Tenor for £1400.
(3) 2nd-hand Yani T901 (price reduced to £900 now) .. the advert reads as follows:
A genuine Japanese Yanigawsawa Tenor saxophone with a hand made Berg Larsen mouthpiece and full set of new reeds.Only played twenty times . Mint condition good reason for sale. ( RRP is £2,523. 00 ). Web prices around £1,600.ex vat. This is a genuine bargain- several enquiries already! Its gold lacquered and shining.Was used in Church concerts but never in a smoky room so all the mechanisms are in perfect working condition. Its a real treasure which you can expect from a world class manufacturer.
The seller informs me by email that it has "a very small dent on the bottom underneath but plays beautifully"! - how serious is this and should it break the deal?
Please advise me in this .. which should I buy .. ?
Thank you, folks.
So I am going to take the plunge, buy, learn, and enjoy. I don't want to upgrade later, and I intend to become good (as I was when I last played an instrument as a boy on the clarinet)! This will be my sax for life (and price is not an issue up to £2K) ..
My shortlist:
(1) Bauhaus Walstein Bronze Tenor Improved Action for £700.
(2) Bauhaus Walstein M2 Pro Tenor for £1400.
(3) 2nd-hand Yani T901 (price reduced to £900 now) .. the advert reads as follows:
A genuine Japanese Yanigawsawa Tenor saxophone with a hand made Berg Larsen mouthpiece and full set of new reeds.Only played twenty times . Mint condition good reason for sale. ( RRP is £2,523. 00 ). Web prices around £1,600.ex vat. This is a genuine bargain- several enquiries already! Its gold lacquered and shining.Was used in Church concerts but never in a smoky room so all the mechanisms are in perfect working condition. Its a real treasure which you can expect from a world class manufacturer.
The seller informs me by email that it has "a very small dent on the bottom underneath but plays beautifully"! - how serious is this and should it break the deal?
Please advise me in this .. which should I buy .. ?
Thank you, folks.