Saxophones Conn, Amati, Weltklang or Buescher

[mark_addy]

Awesome insight, thanks a lot!
If you had to choose one saxophone without being able to test it (which is my case), which one you would actually take?

I missed this question. I am with @Colin the Bear - in these circumstances and on your budget, something new, Chinese, with a guarantee. I bought my girl a new G4M tenor because she got fed up of bits falling off the older, cheap alto I bought her, and I realised that what was a 5 second fix for me was a big pain in the arse for her (age 12 or so) if I wasn't standing behind her all the time. It worked out well.

 

[felixmrdgez]

Update: I will be able to meet with the seller, this next Monday since I am travelling to this city. So I will check the saxes in person. Is there anything I should not miss, underestimate or forget when checking them?

 

[turf3]

Update: I will be able to meet with the seller, this next Monday since I am travelling to this city. So I will check the saxes in person. Is there anything I should not miss, underestimate or forget when checking them?

Check intonation with your preferred tenor mouthpiece. None of these instruments is likely to have inherently poor intonation, but certain horns will behave better with certain mouthpieces.

Since they're all pretty old and not top line instruments, check for looseness and wear in the mechanism; this can cost considerable to get out.