Need help with Series III Pricings$$$$

[jazzwickedness]

Does anyoe know where I can get the lowest prices( in US) for a brand new Series III. I am in high school and I plan on going into music ed. I need to save some money. HELP! :( :? [/u]

[Sassaphone]

Does it have to be in the US. I bought mine from Matthews in Holland--saved a bundle and got a great playing Series III tenor to boot. Delivery took five days.

[Dr G]

Does anyoe know where I can get the lowest prices( in US) for a brand new Series III. I am in high school and I plan on going into music ed.

Why do you need a brand new Selmer for studying music ed? If you are going to be teaching music, why not rise to the challenge of playing the same horns that most of your students will have to struggle with? Maybe get a Yamaha YTS-23 to demonstrate that not everyone _needs_ a brand new Selmer. :wink:

[Roger McWilliams]

Lowest prices in US may be at USA Horn or The Woodwind & The Brasswind, both have websites which give phone numbers.

[Steve J.]

Dr G wrote:
"Why do you need a brand new Selmer for studying music ed? If you are going to be teaching music, why not rise to the challenge of playing the same horns that most of your students will have to struggle with? Maybe get a Yamaha YTS-23 to demonstrate that not everyone _needs_ a brand new Selmer. :wink:"[/quote]

I'll try and answer - although School's of Music may have made significant changes since early 70's. (I hope it has, but that's a discussion for a whole other thread).
The mus ed degree isn't treated as a trade school for music directors or classroom music. Its more about pushing to make you the best musician you can be with a secondary focus on teaching techniques. There is an element of competition also. Quantity of grades acheived measuring quality of playing ability out number the grades acheived in method classes. I think that this hasn't changed much in today's world. Jazzwickedness will be at a disadvantage without a pro level sax.

Is this philosophy flawed? Another subject.

As far as purchase of a new sax I would recommend Saxquest..... May not be rock bottom cheapest but you will get the value for what you pay. This is the cheapest in the long run.

[Dr G]

The mus ed degree isn't treated as a trade school for music directors or classroom music. Its more about pushing to make you the best musician you can be with a secondary focus on teaching techniques. There is an element of competition also. Quantity of grades acheived measuring quality of playing ability out number the grades acheived in method classes. I think that this hasn't changed much in today's world. Jazzwickedness will be at a disadvantage without a pro level sax.


Point well made. Thank you.

Back to the original poster then, why do you need a "brand new" horn? If you are interested in saving money, buy a used III. They certainly aren't going to be very old - even in the extreme. The III that I sold two years ago for $2400 was indistinguisable from a new horn except that it had been well setup and adjusted to professional playing standards.

[MarkD]

I have purchased Serie IIIs both domestically and from abroad. Domestically I purchased (from an authorized dealer - Woodwind and Brasswind) a tenor last Autumn and a soprano this Winter; I imported an alto from France about a year ago when the exchange rate was very favorable.

They are all great horns. However, judging from the serial numbers, it seems that the horns that I purchased more recently in the USA are actually oder than the alto I purchased a year ago! It seems that it takes a while for the horns to come through Selmer USA and then for the dealers to move them out.

If you want the latest serial number then you should import. For example, the soprano that I purchased in the USA in December has a 580,XXX serial number. I checked with a non-authorized dealer in New York who had recently brought in Serie III sop from Paris (in October they claimed) and it had a serial number of 601,XXX. I think that sax may have been around for a while too as the alto that I imported directly from Paris a year ago (last March / April) has a serial number of 610,XXX and I had to wait for that one to come out of the Selmer factory!

[Vortex]

Woodwind & Brasswind is probably your best bet. I just ordered a brand new, fresh from the factory polished Series III for $2700 total.

[woodwindmaster06]

Try Pro Winds, I know their Reference 54 and 36 prices are about $200 below Woodwinds and Brasswinds, website http://www.prowinds.com

[Gordon (NZ)]

Hmmm!
That site causes problems with my computer!

[jd]

windwood and brasswind usual has very good prices. dr.g makes a good point about finding a good used one. i know of a mint condition series 2 for like 1700.00 if you want i can check if its still available. hey dr. g . you only live once . some people are satisfied to go through life with a yamaha 23 and others demand to get the best available. buy once smart or twice cheap. if a yamaha 23 is your choice thats fine for you . but others (like me )dont care about price when it comes to something that is high quality. different strokes