![]() Sweet and true, but a bit lighter sounding than a modern horn, this is a great player of more delicate music. For more on an earlier Kohlert alto see Peter Chadwick’s excellent review on this site. It has the bottom keys on the right hand side, unlike the ‘flappers’ typical of the earlier part of the decade. It also has pearl covers to the side keys, somewhat akin to the Martin typewriter saxophones. ![]() This is a silver plated instrument with very elaborate pearl inlays on the pibky cluster. The serial number dates it to 1938 according to the Selmer dating, which is a reasonable even if other Pennslvania Specials have non-Selmer numbering. This one was certainly made by Kohlert in Czechoslovakia and is one of the best made in my collection. These horns were made by a number of different European manufacturers including Amati and Karl Meyer according to saxontheweb and of vary significantly in quality (I have a tenor version which palls in comparison). ![]() Selmer in Europe didn’t stencil other maker’s instruments on the whole, with the Pennsylvania Special the main exception. At the time I was building my collection and very keen on Selmer, which made the best saxophones of all – especially the Mark VI, which beat all comers from the late 1950s onwards. I bought this horn from Tony at Maggini Supplies in 2005. ![]()
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