I Like the line: "This is definitely a horn I will be keeping if it doesn't sell"
Kind of goes without saying, doesn't it?
Yep, I'll bet he will be keeping it if it doesn't sell.

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I would love to have an Alto sax with a low A key.
Unfortunately this is definitely a horn that I won't be keeping because I can't afford to buy.
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At least now I see where the low A valve goes. Maybe I can get a hole punch and punch out the bell, and make my current sax into a low A sax.
By looking at the photographs of his sax it appears that his bell is actually longer to accommodate that extra valve. The longer bell length itself may be required to get that low A note.
I find it hard to believe that the low A isn't just standard on all Altos. After all, it basically amounts to concert C. I would think that would be a much wanted note.
The sax already goes down to Bb, so it's only shy by one semitone. That low A note just seems to "complete" that register (especially in terms of concert C). So like I say, I'm really a bit surprised that it's not standard equipment on all Altos.
I noticed that missing A note immediately. It was like the first thing I noticed when started learning to play (probably because I actually started practicing the concert C scale which is A on the Alto)
So I really had a sense that an important note was "missing" right off the bat.