Great videos! I love the comparisons. I restore saxophones full time as well as collect, buy sell and play. I’m lucky that I get to play everything in tip top condition and my main tenor is a 1940 10m. My last main horn was a 38 Balanced Action. It was amazing, but the 10m had a little more rawness and I love classic American saxophones. Keep it up! Scott
I cannot believe I am saying this but my vote is for the Conn. It is almost like there is a deep note echo in the Conn. I like the discussion at 6:37 about the era for the two saxes being different. And acoustic sax playing vs more wired sound is different for the sax comparison. 8:20 Can’t see why half the money, either.
Cool comparison. I’d love to hear a Buescher Big B tenor and Top Hat and Cane Tenor Compared to a 10M and MK VI or SBA. I have an Aristocrat 157(1957) and ‘67 Aristocrat and the ‘67 is much easier in the low Bflat, B and C than the 157. Very cool to hear your thoughts on the 10M in a big band sax section.
New Subscriber and first time commenting. Both horns sound fantastic, but I prefer the slightly more centered tone of the VI. I’ve been playing on my VI tenor since the spring of 1988, and I’ve never owned a 10M, so that’s a good reason for my preference. But that 10M is no slouch. And with me, there’s nothing like playing in a saxophone section with everyone on a VI. It’s glorious to me!
Nice show... I have a horn for you to throw in the middle of the Conn and Mark VI Comparison... Chateau... 8 years ago, was getting a couple pads replaced on my VI and noticed a shiny sax (mine has NO lacquer) on the counter... Just for the fun of it, I got out my mouthpiece and played it... WOW... to me is a combination of a Conn and a VI... Ergo of the VI and broadcasting of Conn with the nuances of the VI... Might just be an interesting comparison... Pat
I cannot really hear the difference of the horns through the video. I thought that the selmer mark vi was more spread than the conn. Conn looks like a WW2 MP-40 machine gun :) I ve tried few Conns with huge sound, but does it really worth to buy such a horn with this ergonomics? and this huge sound is it in favor to the performer or the listener?
I do not like the 'quacking' the Conn's are inclined to do. Less pressure on the reed gives a darker tone, which results in involurarely quacking at the start of a note. Good players can avoid it, but not completely. Selmer kind of horns ar more stable in the tone quality. (I own both kind of horns: a 10M and a Superaction 2)
