ok still im stuck.there is to much of a grey area when it comes to me researching and de-coding this tenor sax. does anyone out there know where was my,16m director. made???????????? s/n is,,8615xx. is it elkhart, ind. or is it nogalas,az.???? so far i know its a 1960.

fix it..it's worth it

The sax you have is not a bad instrument, but I wouldn't consider it the best choice for a student to use in a college music program. The big four: Selmer, Yamaha, Keilwerth, and Yanagasawa all make exceptional tenors that are considered pro horns. They are going to cost more than the Conn which is a student model sax, but any one of these will take your son a lot farther musically and eliminate the need to step up to a better sax later on. A band teacher or private teacher who plays sax could recommend specific models of these and quite often on Ebay you can find a used one in good condition for a fair price. John