This amazing Selmer Balanced Action tenor just got a full overhaul that will be completed today or tomorrow. Pisoni Italian leather pads, reusable slightly domed brass resonators, and everything back to mechanically perfect. It will feel brand new under the fingers. I will update photos asap and it will come in a BAM classic tenors case that fits it perfectly for shipping safely and gigging.
In terms of general condition, it was in very good condition and had been refinished once. They did a good job so that the original engraving is still pretty sharp. In terms of past repairs, you can see a small dent was removed above the thumb hook, and a foot of the Eb key guard was resoldered. The neck has a piece of extra brass on the bottom of the neck. I may actually remove that and just repair/anneal the neck after the overhaul is finished. It should not be too hard.
The 29k 1939-40 BA tenors are I think the best sounding Selmer tenors ever made. That’s why it’s worth fixing this one up to play its very best. It is a really amazing tone that is dark, spread, extremely rich and pleasant, and that still has plenty of power. I play one like this myself.
