Langenus T-Sax

My 12 yr old daughter and I are novices at saxophones and she just joined the school band last year as a tenor sax player. We have been offered an overhauled Langenus professional T-Saxophone and brand new case for $1100.00 and the seller agrees to buy it back for $700.00 according to wear and tear should she discontinue playing in the band when school ends. It has (new pads, corks, felts, etc.) but the seller says its a Bb tenor sax because all tenor sax are Bb. Is this true? I thought some older sax were C-melody. If all are not B flats, how do you tell? This tenor sax is not as long as the school issued one which makes me question whether or not it is Bb. What questions should I ask the seller? Is this considered a good deal? Did Langenus make T-sax, how can I find out how old the sax is? The patent on the horn says 1914 the serial number starts with 26... Also the sound of this sax is more deep, almost muffled compared to her higher pitch school issued sax (she uses a 4C(?) mouthpiece). How can we change the sound to make the pitch higher or not so muffled on the sax we were offered? What makes a sax a "professional" sax? Please help as I don't want to get taken....

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