*1960 Vintage Selmer Mark VI Alto- This is the holy grail of vintage saxophones. This horn has been immaculately refurbished! This horn is considered to be Selmer's best ever and is preferred by jazz musicians everywhere. You must see this piece to believe it. Not only is it gorgeous, but it sounds amazing!

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*1937 Selmer Alto- "Balanced Action" 1937 model. This horn has not been overhauled and is still in great condition! It's over 70 years old and it still sings! A precursor to the legendary Mark VI, the Balanced Action horn was the choice of fine sax connoiseurs.

BALANCED ACTION EXPLAINED
Notice the simplified low-tone key leverages. Now the Bb, B, C# and G# work straight up and down, just as they do on a clarinet. The usual saxophone has more than 15 leverages -- "Balanced-Action" eliminates these differences. Now you can play just as fast in the extreme lower register as you can in any other part of the scale. Study the [pictures on saxpics' website]; note the extreme simplicity of the new mechanism. Fewer parts are used; action is more direct. Low tones speak more surely with “"Balanced Action" because the shorter direct leverages make pads cover quickly and seal perfectly.

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*1937 Vintage Selmer Paris Alto- "Balanced Action" 1937 model. This beautiful antique horn was overhauled in Elkhart, Indiana by Selmer plant workers. The Super-Rare sax is in like-new condition with a vintage tweed covered tray pack case. Check out this excerpt from Selmer's 1935 catalog:

BALANCED ACTION EXPLAINED
Notice the simplified low-tone key leverages. Now the Bb, B, C# and G# work straight up and down, just as they do on a clarinet. The usual saxophone has more than 15 leverages -- "Balanced-Action" eliminates these differences. Now you can play just as fast in the extreme lower register as you can in any other part of the scale. Study the [pictures on saxpics' website]; note the extreme simplicity of the new mechanism. Fewer parts are used; action is more direct. Low tones speak more surely with “"Balanced Action" because the shorter direct leverages make pads cover quickly and seal perfectly.

*1932 Vintage Selmer Paris Alto-Super Series "Cigar Cutter." Made in 1932, this beauty was completely overhauled in Elkhart, Indiana by Selmer plant workers. This 75 year old horn is in like-new condition. The engraving on this saxaphone is astounding!

Check out these comments from former Selmer employee Ralph Morgan:

"The nickname, 'CIGAR CUTTER' was hung on the first 2000 or so SUPER altos made, because the flat plate in the octave mechanism had a hole in the middle of it, making it look like the cigar clippers many men carried. The French were incensed by this 'afront ' to their beautiful saxophone, and so changed back to a more conventional configuration."