1963 Selmer Paris Mark VI Alto Sax
Original Lacquer – ProShop Overhauled
One Owner Sax

The Selmer Mark VI Alto 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 Alto 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 109,281 – One Owner Horn, Original Lacquer, No High F#, Long Bow, Overhauled
This particular Selmer Mark VI Alto Sax is serial number 109,281 and has almost all of its original lacquer in tact. According to Selmer Historian, Douglas Pipher: “Selmer 109281 is a US-market Mark VI Alto which shipped from Selmer Paris, fully assembled, in December 1963. It was engraved, lacquered and set up in Elkhart. Selmer Paris shipped roughly 1530 Altos to the US in 1963.”

This is a One Owner Sax. The only damage that the horn has ever had was on the bell lip at the 12 – 3 o’clock position. The owner at one point loaned the sax to a family member to use in school… so they dont know have that damage happened, just that it came back to them with the bell lip bent downward. We performed the repair to the lip in our shop during the overhaul. All that remains from that is the lacquer damage as shown in the photos.

Other than that, this horn is in truly amazing condition.

This is a model without a high F#, which we feel is a beneficial thing for a Mark VI as it allows the air column to stay uninterrupted by a tonehole chimney a little longer inside the horn. We find that, regardless of vintage, Mark VI saxes tend to have a more resonant, thicker tone without the high F#.

Original Case, and original Selmer Soloist D mouthpiece is included.

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ProShop Overhauled
This horn came to us in need of an overhaul… but being an Official Selmer Paris ProShop, we had to treat it better than a standard overhaul. Unfortunately, the horn was overhauled in the late 80’s and the tech didn’t keep the original resonators. So we were not able to transfer them (which we normally would in this vintage of overhaul).

his horn received our premier “ProShop Overhaul” service (an $1,800.00+ job) so that we could offer someone an amazing Mark VI Alto Sax that blew away expectations! 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 Alto 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
• Top Tier Pad Choice (Pisoni Pro with Domed Nylon Resos)
• 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 $1,800+ to perform on to a Mark VI. This service has already been performed on this Selmer Mark VI Alto Sax.

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.

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