1965 Selmer Mark VI
1965 Selmer Mark VI. This horn speaks for itself. When I took the photos for this horn I wanted to show a lot of good close ups of the pad work. The horn is already beautiful, aside from the hand polishing of the body and key work, I didn't give this horn its beauty. But I did give it its current set up, and a close inspection of the pad work will tell you what kind of job I did. Good clean pad work with flat clearly defined seats are the goal, and it makes the difference between a horn that feels mushy and responds poorly and one that feels crisp under the fingers and responds so easily the player can relax into expressing themselves.
1965 Selmer Mark VI. This horn speaks for itself. When I took the photos for this horn I wanted to show a lot of good close ups of the pad work. The horn is already beautiful, aside from the hand polishing of the body and key work, I didn't give this horn its beauty. But I did give it its current set up, and a close inspection of the pad work will tell you what kind of job I did. Good clean pad work with flat clearly defined seats are the goal, and it makes the difference between a horn that feels mushy and responds poorly and one that feels crisp under the fingers and responds so easily the player can relax into expressing themselves.