Saxophones Selmer Mk VI

[Colin1]

Why would you go to the trouble of removing a re-lac?
The two-tone effect created by the still-lac'd tube bands aren't a good look (for me), he should have de-lac'd the whole thing

Rare Early Selmer Mark VI 1954/55 Tenor saxophone M59XXX overhauled

 

[Colin the Bear]

Are we mixing up lacquer and nickel plate?

 

[Colin1]

Possibly
but I've seen two-tone horns that looked good with it - I don't think that one does

 

[Colin the Bear]

Don't buy it if you don't like it. Sorted

 

[DavidUK]

That plating is really shiny. Someone will like the look.

Seller has been mentioned here before, by @ProfJames iirc?

 

[jbtsax]

Unfortunately the nickle plated keys with a gold body suggests a student sax look like Bundys and YAS 23's. The nickle on the keys can be stripped down to the brass and it gives a more "professional" look like the 23 below.

 

[aldevis]

Unfortunately the nickle plated keys with a gold body suggests a student sax look like Bundys and YAS 23's.

Despite the fact that Selmer used to do it for the European market...

 

[jonf]

That plating is really shiny. Someone will like the look.

Seller has been mentioned here before, by @ProfJames iirc?

I've also come across that seller. Caveat emptor.

 

[ProfJames]

That plating is really shiny. Someone will like the look.

Seller has been mentioned here before, by @ProfJames iirc?

Yep, I had some issues with him. I would keep clear as he has more than one alias on eBay

 

[Colin1]

Just noticed
one tube band* is plated, the other isn't. It just looks half-baked to me. It's obviously personal taste but I don't think Henri meant for it to look like that

*are they called tube bands?

 

[aldevis]

"Loose tubes" "tubolar bells" and some buskers in London are "tube bands"

They don't look too funny to me: one is soldered, the other is a removable joint.
I would not worry about relaqs.

 

[Colin1]

I'm not worried about re-lacs
I asked about them earlier in my tenure, I can't remember exactly what was said but I recall that the only people who don't worry about re-lacs are sax players.

Whatever that is, re-lac or nickel-plate, it doesn't do it for me

 

[kevgermany]

I've not seen one like that before. Maybe it's a bitza - or someone had it specially customised.

 

[jbtsax]

Just noticed
one tube band* is plated, the other isn't. It just looks half-baked to me. It's obviously personal taste but I don't think Henri meant for it to look like that

*are they called tube bands?

"Bell to bow connecting ring" is the term used by technicians.

 

[thomsax]

I think the keys on Selmer Mk VI nickelsilver plated and not nickelplated. Some players says that they are solid nickel silver like old Martins. I don't know!?!?!

 

[ProfJames]

Be careful with this seller. PM me for first hand experience if necessary.....