Selmer Alto Mark VII

I Can buy this type for aprox. $1000. Is this sax worth the money? It sounds good! Thanks, Peter

I love mine and paid a lot more (1800) ten years ago. Check the condition. Look for bent rods.

I think it's cheap, the price is good and if you are not sure take it to a good repair tech and let him check it out.

Absolutely. If you decide you don't like it after a while you'll have no problem getting your money back.

Peter, Zeker kopen!!! Neem iemand mee die kan zien of die niet helemaal scheef is!! al het andere kan voor redelijke prijs altijd gerepareerd worden (indien nodig!!) Misschien is die al behoorlijk in orde!! heb je er op gespeeld??

Translation: BUY IT for that price!!!; take someone with you that can see (and hear) if it's OK . Most of repairs can be done easily. Play on it!!!

Groet,. paul Peter Hoenen heeft geschreven in bericht ...

I played a week on it and actually bought it for NFL 2200,- ($800)!!! Great sound, very soft and deep in the lower regions. All the tones from high top to deep low are there immediatly. Thanks for the advices!!!

Peter (sorry for the bad English).

I acually heard that the Mark VII's were a mistake. that they were acually made to be a student model sax in Eroupe or something.Than in the late 60's -70's someone brung them into production over here. BUT, like all saxes, play it, if it feels good to you, and it sounds good to you, than go ahead and do what you feel you should do.

Now that really sounds like some unscrupulous dealer (can you imagine that?) coming up with a fantasy to suit his own purpose! Don't believe it for a moment. Selmer's Mark VI tooling was worn and they had to tool up so it was new model time.. that is the crux of it. They already had and still do , plenty of student and step up models.

Sounds like bs to me...true, they weren't very user-friendly (I had one for almost 20 years), but it was definitely no student horn

Oh really? it's not a mistake? But weren't they a huge dissapointment or something after the Mark VI's?

Only fodder for folks that were either too cheap or could not afford to buy a Mark VI when they were still in production, also consider those thinking that by bad mouthing the VII they would make their VI more valuable. the early numbered VII saxes were wonderful players and were assembled using VI parts for the most part, Selmer NEVER threw away anything it was all used. As to how were these horns I guess those of you that still knock them knew better than players oh say like Lockjaw Davis just to name one Mark VII user..