Saxophones Should I save her? Grassi 2000 Professional Tenor - Restoration?

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Absoluteluy stunning Job and well worth the effort in cosmetic and mechanical quality regardless of how it sounds and after your thoughts on the matter , it would seem to sound pretty good !

 

[DavidUK]

Absoluteluy stunning Job and well worth the effort in cosmetic and mechanical quality regardless of how it sounds and after your thoughts on the matter , it would seem to sound pretty good !

Yes, the test with the Carmichael and YTS-23 is off. There is no contest. That's a little unfair on them both as the Carmichael is around 3 years old I believe (per Karacha) and the YTS 30 years old even if the pads are newly resurrected. But it was the same with the SDA, when you pick up a great instrument and your fingers fly with little thought it's a great feeling. Tenor.... done!

The Alto contest is more difficult as, though the SDA is great too, I still appreciate how fortunate I was to stumble on the Buffet 400 early on, and it has the more modern keywork, similar to the Grassi's. Time will tell....

 

[Adrian63]

I really enjoyed that !! An hour well spent..
@DavidUK : Hi man ; do you still have it ?

 

[DavidUK]

No, sold to @nigeld here a few years back.

 

[Adrian63]

Well done Nigel !!

 

[nigeld]

I still have it. It displaced my Yani 991 - it was more fun to play.

 

[JayeNM]

These are stellar horns...incredibly low market values for what you get.