1973 Buffet Super Dynaction

[noelpaz]

I just got a Super Dynaction 1973 for a really good price. I lost my Balanced 3 years ago and after kids and a new home buying a new horn was out of the question. Got an 800 Yani recently but sold that to get this one.

This almost mint or I guess minty or maybe Buffets are just durable. It had a repad 2 years ago. The sound is phenomenal. I also got a brilhart vintage mouthpiece (with serial number) with it.

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Got for a really good price. SDA rules

[noelpaz]

I though I'd just follow-up about my Super Dynaction and my experience with it after 2 months owning it. First of all, this week my friend who is going to India actually left his 80,XXX Mark VI temor with me and I was able to do a comparison. Thing is, even though I liked the Mark VI because of the mystique etc, - the SDA actually sounds better - and the only advantage I see from the Mark VI is better ergonomics for some (but not me) and maybe a brighter tone and more focused sound on big chambered mouthpieces. It looks like the mouthpiece change is more noticeable on SDA and to some extent I seem to play faster on the VI.

It is really hard to decide but I think the buffet kicks a** than the VI. I agree with cybersax that defined the SDA as having a balanced action and a Conn 10M in one

These are really undervalued horns or maybe priced right. I got this horn for under 1K, minty - laquer (98%) and structure and repadded just recently and I just discovered it has high F# key. I know they sell more for that, but for 2K (the going price for something like my horn) - it is still a really good deal. Price aside it is a very good contender for the MArk VI and Balanced action. Honestly I would still like a Mark VI, not to replace the SDA but just because... 8)

[mostly alto guy]

I'm in complete agreement. My Buffet tenor is one iteration older than the SDA, but an equally fantastic horn. Buffet saxes rule (but don't tell anyone).

[TheChristianSax]

Well, it has been a month or so since I purchased my SDA. I am still amazed by it and find it such a joy to play. I remember telling my wife that I needed a much better alto to replace my Jupiter 767. I was really getting frustrated with the Jupiter, as I could not tailor my sound the way I wanted to. I was fortunate to have a good friend give me a Selmer USA series 162 tenor from 1984 this past summer. It is a really great horn that is much better than Selmer USA's current line. I had a YTS-52 that I enjoyed, but did not have the richness of the Selmer, so I sold it. With money in hand, I thought I should wait and save for either a Mark VII or Yamaha Z. I had been talking with someone on ebay about a VII, but got some weird vibes about the person. At the same time, a teacher friend of my wife's said he knew someone that was selling an alto. After going to his house and playing it, I knew that it was mine to have. I was worried that I would have to spend a good amount of money on a pad job, but after taking it to my tech who works on most of the pro sax players' horns in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, it was nice to know that it did not need pads. So, I spent a little extra money (after the good advice that I received on this site) and purchased a new protec case for $97 with shipping.

Anyway, I was at first worried about the ergonomics of the left hand pinky table on the low Bb,B,C# keys. I have no problem with them, as the Jupiter's table was much more difficult to navigate, and impossible when going from C# to B. Though it does not have the Selmer-style spatula, it is still easy to get around. The only thing that I miss is the high F# key, because I used it so often. I have been using fork F 1, 4, side C with good results, just not with the speed at which I was used to. I will end this as I hope that I have not rambled on too much. I thought that I would share with the rest of our SD family. Take care. :D

Sincerely,

Matt

[noelpaz]

Matt,

Yes, I am growing into this Dynaction everyday. I think for investment a Mark VI is a good idea but really for the sound this is the horn. I play a lot of "Avant Garde" Stuff and took this horn to a spontaneous jam/recording at my friends yestreday. He is a fiery drummer and I was playing with an electric guitarist as well. Really out stuff. The horn cut through with my Otto link which is a bit stuffy. I was able to get mutiphonics, altissimo way up there, subtones, sweet lyrical stuff, growls - I was able to play all over the horn and my left pinky was not tired after one set that lasted for 54 minutes, I was playing most of the time. It was just easy to play. In the recording even though these guys were a bit loud, I had no problem being heard and I was not close to the recording mike at all.

I actually don't care for the high F# key. It seems I get a better sound with the forked F.

I almost had a similar experience with Matt, about how I got the horn. It just came to me as well. Funny I was doing a lot of Yanagisawa research, got a Yana off eBay and found these horn 2 days after I got it, sold the Yanagisawa and got the SDA.