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This saxophone is sold! But click here to see our current selection of tenor saxophones.
The King Super 20’s that were made in Cleveland (like this) are the most desirable type among most players and collectors. (As a side note, the early Eastlake horns can also be very good.) This one is original lacquer at about 95% with some minor play wear on the back of the body. It has mostly original pads, and you can play it enough to know that there is a good tenor in here. But it will need more pad work or (better yet) a repad in order to play its best. As far as other issues, there’s not much to mention – a couple of tiny dings removed (one from the neck which hardly show at all now and are very minor.
The Super 20 is a classic jazz tenor. And this is a great vintage for getting a good horn for a good price. It has a nice, medium bright tone that can easily cut through with the right mouthpiece. It’s also a versatile, do it all kind of horn for most other types of playing. Super 20’s are great tenors, and mechanically clean ones like this don’t come around that often. Most of the ones you see are beat up (and nickel keywork is really hard to straighten out if it’s been damaged) and much later than this.
Grab this one at a good price and get it overhauled how you like, and you’ll have a cool professional vintage horn for a great price.
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