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Just got 2 horns to test off our Birdman Pete Scaddan at Studio Saxophones
.I ended up keeping both:shocked:1st was a great Selmer MK VII tenor which for a jazz setting will be great.2nd was a System 54 bare brass power bell rolled tone hole model with a solid silver 54 neck.1 of my students got a system 54 tenor in the dark honey lacquer a while back and it blew great and knew they played nice but this bare brass beast blows a storm.Ergonomics are very swift and close.I owned the bare brass curved neck 54 soprano but had to sell to raise funds for other gear.Wish i had kept it now for sure.Compared to my few Mauriat 66ruls i have had i think the 54 is atad more flexible but as powerful and the 54 has much nicer key placement in my hands.Build on these is fantastic and solid.I blew it the other night on a full on loud gig in a section and it roared.Theres so much pop to each note and intonation is spot on.Overall i think this tenor is a force to be reckoned with.
