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The only tenor that I have that is just as easy to play in tune in my Mark VI.
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It is 100% in tune over the full range of the horn. I don’t know how far back you have to go to find these issues, because my 1950 Zeph plays perfectly in tune. It’s funny but Pete Hales will tell you that his experience with the old King saxophones is that they have tuning issues.
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I believe he said he encountered the same issue when he play-tested the horn. Someone recently contacted me who had the opportunity to buy a Super 20 almost the same vintage as mine (1980) and I warned him of this. The palm keys were quite out of tune (flat I think, but I’m not 100% sure anymore, that was along time ago) and lipping them in was a pain in the ass. I don’t remember mine having a neck joint issue per say, but mine did have another issue. The Martins saxes are the best saxes for me. I bought my first Martin, a “The Martin Baritone” -62 from Paul Cohen, NJ, in 1984 and I mounth later I found a “The Martin Magna Tenor” here in Sweden, so I said farewell to King saxes. Can the neck come from one manufactor, the tube from another? The sax was not bad but to call it a Super 20 was IMO wrong. I have met other saxplayers who also are on Super 20 from the same time and all saxes, more or less, seems to suffer from this. A big problem with that sax was that the neckjoint was to small. It was a late King Super 20 tenor 871XXX (c -83 UMI) model2416K with high F#. A good sax but not as good as the “real” Super 20. I couldn’t resist the offer! The second was a std Super 20 from 67-68 428XXX like above but not a silver sonic. I think these models had hardsoldered tonholes? I sold it. The best one was a 293XXX (-49?)with underslung octave key, triangular cloth protection/body-bell brace, mother of pearl on pk and sk, silver neck, double socket …. I have owned and played 3 King Super 20 tenors. At the time of writing there were 9 bids on the this vintage Silver Sonic tenor, with the high bid being $787.00. This sax started off in an open auction format with a price of only $1.00. It just roared, and was a wonderful jazz and rock horn.
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I had a late model Super 20 as my first pro horn in my last year of high school.
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It appears that this Silver Sonic belongs to the Series VI model of Super 20 saxophones. … and the underslung octave key disappears in favor of the standard “over the top” style. Notice that the octave key is also not underslung. …the horns after 511xxx have “USA” engraved on the bell instead of “Eastlake, Ohio” (UMI headquarters is in Nogales, Arizona - about two miles from the Mexico/US border)…Ĭheck out the gallery of Silver Sonics on SaxPics if you’d like to see photos of the different Series of Super 20 Silver Sonics, and the engraving differences that they had. This sax was made after the company was sold, and the plant was moved. In this closeup shot of the engraving you can see that it is actually a post-H.N.
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As far as I can see, the seller actually doesn’t provide even a partial serial number for this horn. I’m not sure what the #1265 in the brackets is meant to signify, because it isn’t a serial number for any King saxophones, and certainly not for this Silver Sonic. Please click below to see this horn at work in the hands of Al McLean. Sound is magnificent, huge, open, dark and vibrant. The instrument is in cosmetically good condition, with normal aesthetic wear. This is quite a rare Silver Sonic, featuring the desireable gold leaf bell engraving. McLean carefully inspected the instrument, changed pads as needed, and made sure it was playing to his high standards. Thoroughly gone over by sax genius Al McLean, this instrument served as his main horn for The Chateauguay Tenors’ recent weekend concert engagement that is captured on film. White King Super 20 Sterling Bell Tenor Saxophone Gold Leaf Engraving on Sterling Bell- See Film Of Horn! White King Super 20 Silver Sonic Tenor Saxophone
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This is how the seller describes this classic, vintage sax: H.N.
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Today’s offering is a late model, King Super 20 Silver Sonic tenor that is being offered on the world’s largest online auction site. Ah yes, it’s the week of interesting horns on eBay.