Saxophones Selmer Reference alto - Kookaburra Limited Edition

[Melissa]

I can only dream 🙁 Wishing you good luck with the sale!

 

[trimmy]

Need my numbers to come up !

I'll dream with Melissa

 

[aldevis]

Can you record IOTM with it before the sale? A gorgeous horn.

 

[gladsaxisme]

Can you record IOTM with it before the sale? A gorgeous horn.

If only I were good enough to do that then I might be thinking of keeping it but unfortunately I am now thinking that day may never come so why hang on to it, gave it a blow last week and it certainly has something special about it but it's a waste of a great horn just lying in its case ......John

 

[kevgermany]

I've seen this one. It's lovely. Needs to be played, you're right. I should have done that last time I was over.

 

[aldevis]

If only I were good enough to do that then I might be thinking of keeping it but unfortunately I am now thinking that day may never come so why hang on to it, gave it a blow last week and it certainly has something special about it but it's a waste of a great horn just lying in its case ......John

I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic
... but I don't believe you are not good enough to own it, if you like it.
🙂

 

[Jeanette]

I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic,
I will not go off topic
... but I don't believe you are not good enough to own it, if you like it.
🙂

Aldevis is right John, if you like the sax you should keep it and grow with it. You are where you are on your sax journey, keep playing and improvement will come.

I know that's rich coming from as I constantly tell people I'm rubbish when they ask about my playing and I have a sax I can't do justice too but it doesn't matter.

It's your sax and if you enjoy it play it, life's too short to keep it locked away 🙂

Jx

 

[Sue]

John you must do what your heart tells you regarding sale but I'm voting you should keep it. You probably have asked yourself how much would you regret it if you sold it? Whatever you decide I wish you well 🙂

 

[Ads]

I`d decide based on how much you need the cash - some here wouldn`t notice a mere two and half grand increase in the bank balance after the sale, to others of us it`s a hell of a lot of cash and to have a horn either lying idle or not a main instrument worth that much would necessitate an instant sale (hence for instance my 62 Mk3 Alto sale) .. another point is would the cash be better spent elsewhere such as a Sop upgrade ? Bari upgrade ? Even a Tenor upgrade (I don`t know what you major in) ..

 

[gladsaxisme]

I can only dream 🙁 Wishing you good luck with the sale!

Thanks Melissa

 

[gladsaxisme]

Need my numbers to come up !

I'll dream with Melissa

I don't think you need to dream that Hanson you have sounds great to me or maybe it's just YOUR tone is great, either way my thoughts are the sax isn't going to turn me into Sonny Stitt so it can go and hopefully get used ....John

 

[gladsaxisme]

I`d decide based on how much you need the cash - some here wouldn`t notice a mere two and half grand increase in the bank balance after the sale, to others of us it`s a hell of a lot of cash and to have a horn either lying idle or not a main instrument worth that much would necessitate an instant sale (hence for instance my 62 Mk3 Alto sale) .. another point is would the cash be better spent elsewhere such as a Sop upgrade ? Bari upgrade ? Even a Tenor upgrade (I don`t know what you major in) ..

I think it's a case of financial consolidation on the run up to retirement and there are quite a few things around me that would be more advantageous in a cash state, and I'm very happy with my 62 another great horn and one I'm sure lots of people would love to have, if it were my living and it earned me money then it might be different, the nearest I'm likely to get to pro playing is probably busking and you certainly don't need a ref 54 for that, all I need is to find one of the people you have mentioned to take a fancy to it now .....John

 

[Sue]

John if you don't have any luck selling here you could try RNCM or Chetams. There may be students looking to upgrade and that's a great price.

 

[Ads]

I think it's a case of financial consolidation on the run up to retirement and there are quite a few things around me that would be more advantageous in a cash state, and I'm very happy with my 62 another great horn and one I'm sure lots of people would love to have, if it were my living and it earned me money then it might be different, the nearest I'm likely to get to pro playing is probably busking and you certainly don't need a ref 54 for that, all I need is to find one of the people you have mentioned to take a fancy to it now .....John

Yeah, same here with the 62MkIII (though way off retirement) , I`m a Tenor player and will never gig Alto due mainly to being in Eb (I`d have to learn all the pieces again with different fingering) so only play at home where a 21 is more than good enough . I`ll miss the complex refined sound and the superb keywork of the 62 but it`s an Extravagance I can`t afford to keep

 

[gladsaxisme]

John if you don't have any luck selling here you could try RNCM or Chetams. There may be students looking to upgrade and that's a great price.

Thanks for that Sue a good idea,would never have thought of that and they're right on my doorstep they must have a notice board for this sort of stuff, but I would have thought the students there will be using the instruments they fancy very early on, there is no rush at the mo ....John

 

[gladsaxisme]

Yeah, same here with the 62MkIII (though way off retirement) , I`m a Tenor player and will never gig Alto due mainly to being in Eb (I`d have to learn all the pieces again with different fingering) so only play at home where a 21 is more than good enough . I`ll miss the complex refined sound and the superb keywork of the 62 but it`s an Extravagance I can`t afford to keep

Best of luck with your sale too seems like a good price to me .....John

 

[Ads]

Yours too !! ...... Not much dosh around at the moment it would seem .

 

[gladsaxisme]

I've had a (brief) blow on that horn (thanks, John). I'm not qualified to comment on the sound or intonation, etc. But the action felt beautifully light and smooth. Good luck with the sale, John, if you go ahead.

Your very welcome Martin and I'm going to be be coming at you for a blow of the Hanson of yours so watch out ....John

 

[gladsaxisme]

Yours too !! ...... Not much dosh around at the moment it would seem .

No your right if I were sitting back on top of a pile of dosh I wouldn't be even thinking of it, playing it or not but it's the way of the world these days and it looks like the good times are well and truly over, and that's for most of us if not all of us I feel sorry for the young ones these days and wonder where it's all going .....John

 

[Targa]

it has spent most of its life with me sleeping in its original case,

Burglary particularly prevalent round your area?