Selmer MarkVI MK6 low A Bari Baritone sax from 1978

Description: Near mint condition Selmer MarkVI bari sax serial number M287xxx. All original, original pads, never serviced. There is no engraving except for the Selmer Paris logo. I called Selmer back when I purchased it to inquire if it was really a Mk6 as it has no engraving. I talked to the head repairman but do not remember his name. He told me that Selmer never made Mk7 baritone saxes and that it was a genuine Mk6 made in 1978 or 1979 and was made during the current production of Mk7's so therefore it had no engraving since Mk7 alto's and tenor's were not engraved. I am the original owner of this Selmer MarkVI bari sax and purchased it about 35 years ago from a dealer who had this as new old stock. It came in the original wood profile case which I sold years ago. It now comes in a ProTec "coffin" case. I have played this off and on for the last 30 years as an amateur and have kept it in mint condition aside from the few scratches on the left side from rubbing against my body during playing. I was very careful to remove all keys and other objects from my right side pants pocket before playing this. The pads all seal perfectly down to low A. The neck receiver does not tighten completely on the neck with the screw turned in all the way so the neck will rotate and it has been this way since I got it. I have been advised to leave it this way as either expanding the bottom of the neck tenon or shrinking the neck receiver may alter the response and since the response of this bari is fantastic I have opted to leave the neck loose. It does not swing freely but will rotate with the added weight of a metal mouthpiece. Adding copper tape to the neck tenon fixes this without altering original dimensions. The original lacquer is perfect except for the side Bb pad cup. The top edge of the pad cup and a small part of the hinge tube above it has had the lacquer erode as shown in one picture. This is the only evidence of finish wear and there are no other erosion spots anywhere else on the entire horn. Only one very small ding on the entire body as shown. The only significant scratch is on the front side running horizontal and is between the low Bb and A pad which can also be seen in the photos. I have regularly wiped this down using a silicone gun cloth to neutralize fingerprints and body salts. This bari sax has never been worked on for anything, it has all original maybe 98% finish and has all original, excellent condition, pads. There are some rub marks, not actual scratches, on the left side of the body/bell where it has rubbed against my leg during playing which are also shown in the photos. I use a BG shoulder harness when I play this and rarely use a sax stand as I did not want to scratch the bell. I carefully swab the sax after every playing by drawing a clarinet swab through the neck and using a Hodge Bari Sax Silk Snake Swab in the upper crook or neck. TERMS: I may elect to personally deliver this to you for the cost of gas. Prepayment will have to be arranged. LOCAL PAYMENT AND PICKUP ONLY Considering the price, I will not risk this being damaged by a shipping company and making a claim. Any damage to this will greatly reduce the collector value. You will have to make arrangements to personally pick this up and then assume full responsibility. You have 10 days to arrange pickup and make payment IN PERSON. Note on shipping damage: Several years ago I sold a mellophone in its original case. It was packed carefully and shipped using Fedex. It arrived damaged with some of the large tubing and bell being accordioned, indicating it had been dropped. A claim was made to Fedex. The reply was "since the outside packing box showed no damage" the claim was denied. I have found out from other sources that if the packaging had shown damage, Fedex would have still denied the claim saying the packaging was "insufficient". A few months after they denied my claim, it was widely reported on the news, showing hidden videos to back the reports, that numerous Fedex delivery people were shown throwing and purposely dropping packages into/from their delivery trucks. I will NEVER use Fedex for anything. It is for this reason that I will NOT ship this bari sax. FEDEX POLICY ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: If a musical instrument is over 20 years old, the maximum insured amount is $1000. PAYMENT: Ebay states that I can request payment at the time of a local pickup but I must also offer an electronic payment method. Since the Paypal fees to transfer this amount would be over $1000, I will only accept payment by wire transfer made at my local bank. Technically, this is an electronic payment method.

Price: 14999 USD

Location: Maryville, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-08-13T03:14:22.000Z

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