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1958 Selmer Paris Mark VI Tenor Sax – Overhauled

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1958 Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax
Original Lacquer – ProShop Overhauled

The Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax is revered by many as the best saxophone ever made. While much of this is a personal opinion, one cannot argue that the Mark VI is surely among the all time best with virtually every major professional player throughout sax history performing on the Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax. Made continuously from 1954 through 1974 (with altos and tenors being made through 1976’ish & the baritone, soprano & sopranino made in to the early 1980’s), many players will group the earlier production among the best made and the highest performing of the Mark VI history.

Serial 79,886 – European Market Horn
This particular Mark VI Tenor Sax is serial number 79,886 and is 100% original lacquer. This horn was made for the European/Canadian market. This is evidenced by the engraving pattern, case and the lack of serial number stamp on the neck (as that was done by Selmer USA on horns intended for the US market). The horns were still all “MADE in FRANCE”, but depending on the market that they were intended for, were then finished in either the USA, London or Paris.

This particular horn looks to be one of the London engraved models. These British finished horns were also the ones most commonly sold new in the Canadian market which is when you find them pop up here in the USA a bit more often than the pure Paris engraved models.

There has been no history of any severe damage to the horn. The neck and body tube are perfectly straight. The right hand thumb hook has been slightly pushed in to the body (due to the case) but it is minor, did not impact the tone hole or performance, and we decided to leave it be as the only way to repair it involves removing the thumb hook assembly, which would in turn damage the lacquer. So as it did not impact performance, and it is minor, we decided to leave it be.

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Kessler & Sons Music

Official Selmer Paris Pro Shop

Kessler & Sons Music is one of a small number of Official Selmer Paris ProShops in the world. ProShops shops are hand selected based on the technical ability of the shop. We are certified to bring the most out of an Selmer Paris instrument.

ProShop Overhauled
This saxophone has been completely overhauled using our “ProShop Overhaul” Service. This overhaul brings the horn to the highest level of mechanical stability and performance. In this overhaul, we seek to maintain the purity of the Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax performance and combine it with the solidity and response of the finest manufactured saxophones of today. In brief, this job includes:

Complete Mechanical Refit
Diamond Tone Hole Leveling
Pisoni Pro Pads with Seamless Metal Domed Resonators
1 Year Shop Warranty

Full details of this job can be found on our SaxophoneRepairs.com website by clicking here. This job takes over 20 hours to complete and runs $1,200+ to perform on to a Mark VI. This service has already been performed on this Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax.

Trial & Return Policy
We know how personal buying a musical instrument can be. Players have an obvious concern with shipping a saxophone from out of state that you haven’t even had a chance to try. Combine that with the large ticket price of this horn and it’s obvious that many customers can become hesitant about pulling the trigger only to lose out to another buyer because they waited too long. Don’t let that be you!

With this amazing 1958 Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax, we know how to pack it safely so that it arrives to you without issue. Once you receive it, you then have 3 days to evaluate the saxophone in the comfort of your own home to make sure that it is the perfect sax for you. To be blunt, if you get this horn, you are not going to send it back. Due to it’s condition and the ProShop Overhaul that we performed, we can guarantee that this is the BEST Mark VI Tenor Sax that you will have ever touched! However, if you are not 100% satisfied with it, you simply let us know within the 3 days and then send it back for a full refund under the terms of our policy (click here for the full policy).