SPECS:

General Condition:   poor     fair     good      very good      fine      excellent      Mint

Pads & Mechanical:    poor     fair     good      very good      fine      excellent      Mint

Overhaul Status:   Fresh  Several Yrs Old But OK  Needs  One

Finish:     poor     fair     good      very good      fine      excellent      Mint

Dents, Scratches, Re-Solders:    A Few tiny dents, no re-solders, light measles overall, some lacquer wear.

Provenance:  Former pro now deceased, we are the second owner of the instrument.

This my children is a once in a lifetime horn. The #80 series are generally believed to be the best of the five digit horns and better than the rest. It was the favorite of Michael Becker and the epitome of the perfection that is Mark VI.  I will spare you my silly words and let the pictures speak for themselves. We've looked far and wide for a one owner horn like this and the nephew of the original owner just called up and offered it to us, right out of the blue.  Now it's here and available to the player with the taste and discretion to see it for the beautiful treasure that it is, a sweet playing investment in the golden age of the tenor saxiphone