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<blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 564768" data-attributes="member: 9204">Those were my thoughts exactly. One that is in decent playing shape. Plus, if one takes care of it, can sell it for about what one expended especially if it is a name brand or a name brand as a stencil sold under another name, like the Le Blanc Vito&#039;s.Took my recently serviced by Tarpley Music, Lubbock, Texas, 1980&#039;s Selmer Bundy II alto out for a spin, and even it is a decent sounding / feeling / playing sax in its own right.In tonight&#039;s Clovis (NM) Community Band rehearsal, I was playing the Baritone Treble Clef part on God Bless The USA by Lee Green arranged by Roger Holmes (band was missing the tenor part) on my Vito by Jupiter (closest match IMHO the Jupiter JTS-689) in its lower range down to low Bb.Serviced, it didn&#039;t skip a beat, sounded good on the bottom end using a Bari Esprit mouthpiece and a #2 Rico reed with Rovner lig. The sax has an extremely nice full tone, balanced well with the upper woodwinds and augmented the lower brass well. It definitely holds up well to the intermediates.With a year or two under one&#039;s belt, then one has a better idea of what the next step up sax will be.Again, this is an option and I gather the OP has already in his mind what would meet his expectations. There is a lot of freedom in the music world. But, the nice thing about an interim sax allows one without breaking the bank to afford more time to get what one truly wants.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostler, post: 564768, member: 9204"] Those were my thoughts exactly. One that is in decent playing shape. Plus, if one takes care of it, can sell it for about what one expended especially if it is a name brand or a name brand as a stencil sold under another name, like the Le Blanc Vito's. Took my recently serviced by Tarpley Music, Lubbock, Texas, 1980's Selmer Bundy II alto out for a spin, and even it is a decent sounding / feeling / playing sax in its own right. In tonight's Clovis (NM) Community Band rehearsal, I was playing the Baritone Treble Clef part on [U]God Bless The USA[/U] by Lee Green arranged by Roger Holmes (band was missing the tenor part) on my Vito by Jupiter [I](closest match IMHO the Jupiter JTS-689)[/I] in its lower range down to low Bb. Serviced, it didn't skip a beat, sounded good on the bottom end using a Bari Esprit mouthpiece and a #2 Rico reed with Rovner lig. The sax has an extremely nice full tone, balanced well with the upper woodwinds and augmented the lower brass well. It definitely holds up well to the intermediates. With a year or two under one's belt, then one has a better idea of what the next step up sax will be. Again, this is an option and I gather the OP has already in his mind what would meet his expectations. There is a lot of freedom in the music world. But, the nice thing about an interim sax allows one without breaking the bank to afford more time to get what one truly wants. [/QUOTE]

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