is the big bell a lot better?

[aarondanger]

two questions:

1. How much better is the big bell tenor sax than the older 1998 model?

2. How much does a big bell model go for, and how much could i get for an older unlaquered tenor sax??

[Stencilman]

The Big Bell and the Knight are totally different animals. The Knight was not a particularly good instrument. Here is a review from a repair tech's point of view:
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk/Buying/Cannonball_Tenor.htm

[aarondanger]

I have a problem on mine where sometimes when i move from low B down to Bb, the C# key thing will actually open for a split second making the Bb next to impossible to come out.

[Balladeer]

Stencilman,
I, too, live in Houston. I'm interested in networking and growing music friendships. I work in the Greenway Plaza area.

sax-balladeer@earthlink.net