Selmer LTD 54 Artist Series Tenor
Hey all,
I was just getting into playing the saxophone, and I was wondering if I could get some advice on buying a horn. I've checked around extensively at the music stores in my area, but nearly each one had no tenor saxophones in stock.
One of the places, had a Yamaha YTS-23 student model, and they wanted $1900 for it. They said it was in "like-new" condition, but the case appeared to be in very bad condition, so it makes me wonder. The sax looked good, but it did have small pings and scratches in places on the bell.
I haven't been able to find much info or many opinions on the Selmer LTD 54 sax, so if any of you have experience with it, I'd be grateful for the advice. Here is a link to the horn:
www.brookmays.com/prod_disp.aspx?itemnum=LTD54
It sounds like a better deal than the Yamaha, but I don't know anything about this model. I've read posts on these forums about Selmer Reference 54 models, but I don't know if that's similar to this one or not.
It just seems like maybe too good of a deal, when the other place wanted more for a used Yamaha student model sax with a banged up case. I was wondering if there are known problems with these Selmer LTD 54 saxes, or if they are cheaply made, etc. I've read other posts where people have commented that not all Selmer horns are good.
I'm hoping that it's a quality sax, and it's just being offered cheaply because this place has a surplus of them. They do have it a grand cheaper than the retail price. I've never heard anyone comment on this model before, so I'd greatly appreciate any reviews or info. Thanks for any advice or help that you can offer.
-Norm
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