For years I played a Selmer mk 7 Alto - it was a bit unwieldy! But at least it was a Selmer! A good friend in London lent me his mk 6 for 10 years and I was in love. When I came to live in Argentina in 2005 I had to give it back. I looked around for a mk6 without success. I opted to buy a brand new Yanigasawa as it was so similar to the Selmer I had loved and borrowed and played really well straight out of the box.

The other day a good friend of mine Julio called me, he wanted my opinion on a recent overhaul he had carried out on his early Selmer mk 6. I took the opportunity to do a quick test comparison- just for fun.
A was a little apprehensive that jealousy might ensue and I might prefer his vintage horn!
As it turned out I was sanguine with the result as both horns
seem to sound the same and I felt my Yanigisawa a little easier to play (probably as I am used to it)
I should say that I felt the Selmer marginally brighter in response.
Having a very bright natural sound I am pleased to stay with my Yani
as it is just a tad darker.
(Also the test was carried out quite quickly and the first
Rico Jazz 3m reed I grabbed was a little softer than ideal!)
Also the mouthpiece used was a regular Meyer 6.
I thought using a duet as source material would facilitate hearing the
differences .
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