He's just a kid in a high school band. They all read about stuff like 6M,10M, MK VI. when you're that age, you want it all .

The Conn 6M and 10M; especially the 10M tenor are both great horns, and personally, I prefer the tone over a Mark VI. The Conn's have a fuller, brassier tone to them than the Selmer Mark VI's. The action on the Conn horns is pretty good and dependable, although not as smooth or as light as the action on the Mark VI's. The keys might take some getting used to. They might feel a little ackward to someone who has only experienced more modern horns. I've been playing Conn horns since my very beginning, and perhaps because I am so used to the action, I find that I am faster on my Conn's than any of my other horns. I've also learned a few tricks over the years with the Conn action that can't be done on most other horns. They are fantastic horns.