Martin Handcraft Alt Sax Phase II - restaurert - 1927

Dette er topp modellen av disse legendariske tidlige hånd lagde Martin saxofoner.

Dette er en saxofon med en cool vintage klang som passer utmerket til jazz, blues e.t.c. (Jeg spiller på en tilsvarende modell selv)
Overraskende god intonasjon alder tatt i betrakning.

Det følger med ny soft gig bag
Det følger ikke med munnstykke, hals rem eller annet tilbehør.

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Martin Handcraft Phase II alto sax
Rebuilt / restored
Modified to Phase III with
high C# adjuster

Bevelled toneholes
All blue needle springs new
New pads with domed resonators
New cork, felt and teflon
New unoriginal soft bag included
Mouthpiece not included
Modified with high C# adjuster (*)

High C# had a tendency to be somewhat on the sharp side, so Martin invented a mechanism on Phase III they named "high C# adjuster" that lowered the high C# to the correct pitch.
The mechanism on this late Phase II is a copy of the mechanism from Phase III.

These Handcraft Phase II / III models from Martin is my personal favourite and a play one myself.
They have an incredible cool jazzy sound that's perfect for mainstream soft jazz as well as for harder music like bop, R&B, blues, rock and similar.

The sax plays easily from top to bottom with the famous smoky Martin sound.

The cosmetic condition of this sax is beautiful, just look at the pictures.
One of the pictures shows however a minor tap mark at the lower front of the bell.
Part from that, the cosmetic condition is just awesome.