It would be great to get a complete set reviewed here.ДЄ simple, but unique idea - supply the description, review what the horn is like to play, weigh it and provide a video of what it sounds like. Please contact us if you also have a Pennsylvania Special вЂ“ especially if itвЂ™s a soprano or bass.

Ease of Fingering вЂ“ Good balanced keywork.

The keys fall easily to hand, although one or two rods have become slightly misshapen over the yearsвЂ™. Altissimo is not possible on this sax вЂ“ yet вЂ“В with the new padsВ were on, the bottom-end sounds fantasticВ вЂ“ a really fat sound.

In common with most baritones, itвЂ™s easy to blow sharp in the upper register and staying in tune requires some skill at anything above a G. It has one or two dings in the body, but nothing serious enough to effect the soundвЂ™. Boz reports вЂlooking hard at the sax, I donвЂ™t think it ever was silver plated, there is still some lacquer left in places on the brass.

It also seems strange that BozвЂ™s instrument is bare brass вЂ“ a lesser finish usually than silver-plating. The difference in these details donвЂ™t look as if they were date related вЂ“ the extra pearls are missing from the tenorВ version we reviewed (1938), but included on BozвЂ™s bari (1935) and the alto (1938). What makes it different are the multiple pearl tops to left hand pinky keys, which are similar to those on the alto version we reviewed. no low A) and lacks a F# key at the top, which is similar to KateвЂ™s version. Boz reports that it only goes down to the low Bb (i.e. Its clear now that вЂMade in CzechoslovakiaвЂ™ on the bell indicates Kohlert as the maker, as with the other Pennsylvania specials on this site. This is the fourth Pennsylvania Special weвЂ™ve looked at. In this case he reports вЂIt came into my music shop in 2 parts вЂ“ the body, then most of the pads, which had fallen out in the sellers loft!вЂ™ So itвЂ™s a tribute to his fixing skills that it looks so good in the photos. As always we are very happy to include new reviews here and, although we have already covered a similar instrument from Kate, there are enough differences to make this interesting. Boz the Sax of Maestro Music commented on our review of the Selmer Pennsylvania Special alto, questioning the date of his instrument.

Pan american alto saxophone pad set