The neck has never been damaged and even still has some of the original gold lacquer on it, which only the most pristine King necks still do. Neck is in excellent condition, with matching serial number. It has its original pads still intact! Original lacquer. This King Super 20 alto is in very good original condition now. Meaning, your equipment will not be holding you back from attaining one of the most gorgeous and instantly beautiful alto saxophone tones that has ever existed. If you pair this horn with a Ted Klum New York model alto piece, and use a slightly soft reed for that extra bite, you’ll get fairly close to Cannonball tonally. Tone wise, just go listen to Cannonball Adderley on Somethin’ Else ( Dancin’ in the Dark gives you a classic representation of Super 20 alto tone.) Of course, you’ll have to practice a ton to sound as confident and eloquent as Cannonball, but still. (For tone, I also love early Conn 6M’s!) But the Super 20 wins because it also has solid silver neck, more modern ergonomics, and the full pearls. The King Super 20 Alto Saxophone with ‘full pearls’ (meaning pearls on side keys, palm keys, octave key, and G# in addition to the usual pearl key touches), is in my opinion the best all around vintage alto saxophone for jazz and lots of other styles. It gives you both one of the best altos ever made, and the chance to skip to the front of the line for a Matt Stohrer overhaul. Well folks, if you want the best, this is the alto you want.
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