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Tenor Madness - 500MLF - Tenor Saxophone

Description

This is the latest generation of the TM Custom tenors developed over the last several years by Randy Jones. These tenors are meant to be a viable modern alternative to the fabled vintage Selmers. Every Tenor Madness instrument is assembled by hand in the shop in Waterloo, Iowa. Done so with careful attention to every last detail. After leveling the tone holes by hand, installing pads and resonators, soldering the bow, and final set-up, about 24 hours of work go into each tenor.

The latest and most significant development is the new neck. After experimenting with annealing necks to improve tuning, but finding that some of the tone quality was lost in the process, these new necks are the best of both worlds! The same complex tone is there, but now with a hint of resistance and increased focus of sound. Tenor Madness is confident that this is the best-tuning neck on the modern market.

Because of the true rolled tone holes, these tenors sub-tone with very little effort and the response is lightning-quick through all registers. Giving the player access to a layered sound that is flexible through all registers of the horn.

This 500 series horn is finished in a beautiful matte lacquer, with a stunning hand done bell engraving.

This 'limited edition' instrument is well suited for any player looking to capture that big American horn sound, while having the nuance of the vintage horns it takes inspiration from.

*** This horn is housed in its original Tenor Madness contoured case. It does not come with a mouthpiece or any other accessories.