In 1968 my mother purchased a King Tenor Super 20 Silversonic for me. I used this for several years before loaning it out to my nephew. I aquired it back about 8 years ago and it has seen better days. It needs a complete restoration. I have a couple of questions. 1. The serial number on the King...
Hi everyone, Looking for info on an old King alto I just picked up on eBay. It is a King Voll TONE horn, which I can't find info about anywhere. When I bid on it, I figured the seller was just mixing up the name Voll True, but when it arrived, sure enough "Voll Tone" is stenciled right there on...
I buy a King alto sax at an auction in USA. They tell me it´s from 1960. I´m from Argentina, South America. I can´t download the pics of the instrument but in the bell says: "Cleveland -made by King Craftman- H. N. White- Cleveland". Is this a Super 20?? Is this a King Marigaux??? I can´t see...
Is there a comprehensive list of King Super 20 artists anywhere? I've seen the HN White website but there's a lot of artists missing from their pages. Hank Mobley, Tina Brooks, Wardell Grey, Wilton Felder , Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley and British legend, Dick Heckstall Smith are the...
I absolutely love my 323xxx 53' Zephyr Alto! When I went shopping for a new horn I chose it over a King S20 and a Conn 6M. At the beginning I thought it would still be nice to have one of the S20s I had tried out more than 5 years ago when I was living in Port., OR. Now that I have this horn under...
Do you have any suggestions concerning the mouthpieces that would fit on a King Zephyr? thanks, Flo
Hello! I hope you can probably help me... I own King Zephyr Alto Saxophone, Serial: 24758X, A military model with "U.S." engravings, silver I just found on "saxpics.com" that this model is called "junkdude". What does this mean? I wanted to know if you can help me by saying if THIS...
Hi community, Since yesterday I own a Bari King Zephyr. Serial 385188. It is lacquered and the engraving is King Zephyr Made by The H.N.White Co Cleveland Ohio
A good friend of mine got a brand new King tenor saxophone when he was in high school back in the mid 60's. His brother is now in possession of the horn and hoards it like a miser. Anyway, my buddy says that it is a Silver Sonic Super 100. He states that it has a silver bell but is unclear...
Just wanted to know what people's experiences with Super 20s are with older and later models. I've owned 3 Super 20s: a 362xxx alto, a 385xxx tenor, and most recently a 298xxx alto. My experiences with these horns have been: 298xxx alto: The best of the three that I've owned. Simply a monster...
Hi, There is a alto sax on sale at the local site here that is supposed to be KING IMPERIAL and the serial number is 10XXX.Silver plated. "the best of the world" is written at the bell.Rolled tonholes. I have tryed to get info of KING Imperial sax but I can´t find anything. Please look at the...
I'm in love with Craigslist. I played the tenor sax my last two years of high school, but as I am about to leave for college, I don't actually own a horn. Until today. At 3 in the morning last night I decide to check craigslist, as I often do, and find for $75 a King Zypher tenor sax. No...
I am thinking I might want to get a Zephyr tenor, but I would like to try playing one first. Is there anyone in Northern California who has a Zephyr that I could briefly playtest? I'll bring you a bottled beverage...
I got this KING model 2414 U.S.A. a few years back and put it aside and last night I opened the case and did not remember it looked as good as it does and did not remember that it had a High F# key . I said to my self lets check it out, So I put several mouthpieces on it and it played in tune very...
A few month ago i played a Silversonic alto (380.000) It had pads without resonators like those old ones. For me this S20 sounded thin, slim,soft, brigh --compared to my earlier S20 altos 297.000 which sounded much bigger..... i was wondering if the pads without resonators are the reason for...
We're baa-aaaack! Super 20 players, stand up and be counted. Super 20 tenor, 364xxx, silver neck, brass bell, no pearls on the side :( I've had this horn since 1974 (sophomore year high school). Dad paid $75 for the horn, then another $100 for a complete overhaul/relacquer (it needed...
Hello, This is my first post, I have been debating on selling my vintage horn for some time. My grandfather bought the Zephyr from the original owner here in Seattle for my father who played in school band. In junior high I decided to pick up the brass and play and my father handed it down to...
1.does anybody know defenitly if the Zephyr Special has a Zephyr bore or the bore demension of the Super 20 ??? 2.the King super 20 bore did not change until 1965 ?
I've just posted some pictures of the beautiful job Jason Dumars did on my King saxello. They can be seen at www.SopranoPlanet.com , follow the link to "Available soprano saxophones", although this one is just for display. Many thanks, Jason.
I obtained a Super 20 Bariton recently but I'm currious about what people here think about this horn? Serial in the 411xxx range... :lowbd: regards, Rob.
Howdy, This is an H.N. White #101491. Tenor. Is this octave key as built? I can't imagine that it is but not familiar with the horn. I'll see if these pics attach, I have a few more. Thanks for your help.
Well after much researching on this instrument, I found that its a pretty killer sax tone wise, and i was wondering if i had made a good choice by buying this for $490 bucks! it seemed like a steal but now im getting paranoid... So i was wondering if someone could reassure me? Thanks much, ...
Check out this beautiful very early Silversonic with full pearls and owned by Chester Hazlett. This should go for a bomb. It looks like Birds Horn and engraved with Chesters name in the same place.
hello, I would like buy a tenor sax and I found on the web a super king-20 from 1975, serial number 521xxx which costs 1,500 euros. Is this a good deal? Thomas from france
Hello All, This is the second one of these that I have noticed and now cannot assuage my curiosity. The engraving says Zephyr, but at approx 272K, the Z's got the S20 low C# (non-Canted) tone hole. But this 420K '65-'70 Zephyr has it Canted again. Cleveland/Zephyr mix? ebay item #...
King Zephyr- s/n 394XXX- can anyone give me a manufacturing date or direct me to a list (my search came up empty). Thanks :| Jerry
Although I'm looking for the right Zephyr tenor, this Ebay offerering caught my notice. Any opinions/information regarding its comparison to the Zephyr? Is it a worthy pro horn? I play lead tenor in a community-based big band, and I'm looking for something with more character than my YTS-23 (not...
Can someone tell me which king model this is? It's for sale on a swedish site. The place who is selling it is a place were you can trade things for money and if you don't want it back they sells it (don't know what it's called in english).
So I got this series 1 tenor 283XXX. It plays great but consistently sharp. I have to pull out at the neck socket to the length of the octave key, and then pull out at the cork. I've tried about 30 different mouthpieces and get the same results. I'm primarily an alto/clarinet player--could it...
Hi guys, Does anybody have an original neck receiver end plug/stopper for the above? I have the original metal one for my double socket Tenor but this obviously is different. Is a single socket also mad from metal? If yes I will look to making one. If any of you folks could help me out with...
So a couple days ago, I decided I would try to find a cheap old alto to start messing with, I have a cheap tenor, and play in a few funk bands (as a guitarist mostly, but I want to start playing woodwinds again).. I'm at a couple pawn shops, and end of the day I pick up for $375, a King...
...as opposed to the curved wire ones ???? Simple enuff Q... ....because I have been gettin' confoooosed recently by a few horns I have seen here and there..... If anyone can enlighten me......
One is a 207xxx selling for $1700, the other is a 388xxx selling for $1000... I am considering the earlier one but I'm not sure if this is really the vintage that is most sought after.... how is the intonation on this earlier one? Is it worth getting? Thanks. These are tenors, btw.
I have a Super 20 Tenor with Silver neck But the neck has no serial Number Body has 362000 was that common at that time ????
Hey how are all of ya doing? After seeing this Zephyr on craigslist for $100 I decided to go down and buy it. 35xxxx serial number and matching double socket neck. I haven't played it much yet but it seems to have a really nice tone and pretty good intonation. All the pads seem to be in good...
Gonna be looking at one of these over the weekend. The seller says his family bought it new and it has been well maintained. I've heard good things about the 615 clevelands, but can't seem to find much info about the later model 615's. Can anyone tell me anything about these horns? Are they...
I don't know about you, but there aren't many things I would't do to have this horn. Whoever it belongs to is one lucky SOB. http://www.saxpics.com/?v=gal&a=1976
So that's what I've been playing on for years. I may be interested in selling . . . . need an oboe. I got to tell ya, it's still the best sounding alto sax I've heard in a long time, easy to play and looks so cool, silver neck and all. So is it really so rare? my serial # is 278xxx, pearl...
Hi all you King fans ! I recently bought a silver & gold plated Zephyr with a serial number in the 283k range, which I think makes it mid or late 40's horn. It has the silver neck, double neck socket, 3 ring strap hook and sounds very similar to my S20 Special, which ironically, is in the 282k...
I got a bug to learn the sax and have been doing a *little* bit of homework. This horn has some that say it doesn't have the best intonation and others that like it. Assuming it is in good shape with original case (in good shape looks like silver metal), neck, did I do well to pay $150? How much...
Greetigs all; If I ever actively seek buying (yet another) alto, it will be a Super20 Silversonic (If you are wondering why, take a look at my avatar.) I'm not that versed with Kings but I would assume that production of them ran just like the Selmers, Conns, and Bueschers, etc. I have...
I played and owned many Super 20 in the last years, especially altos My impression is that the sound of the S20 changed with the years enormous. For me the early full pearls altos sound bigger and warmer and have that speciall velvet thing in the sound. the later models 340*** - 380***...
Pretty - no? Plays as well as it looks. Sterling silver neck; satin silver plate on body, and I believe bright silver plate on bell (I am not going to test). All original and exceedingly rare. Anyone have an idea of how many were made? Thanks.
Hello there all you Zephyr alto players, I play a 323 K Zephyr. A lovely horn, a formidable sound - I really love it. There is a snag though: In runs down the horn that involve a Eb my pinky sometimes just ever so slightly touches the (I think) D valve, momentarily preventing it to close. Of...
Wow, this one is a beauty! A silversonic with gold inlay on the bell and mother of pearl keys, and original lacq looks to be around 95% + . Looks like the original case is in really nice condition too. Wish I had a spare 4 or 5 grand :) ...
Check out David Urquidi playing his Zephyr Special? (or series I/II) tenor with Lonnie Jordans' WARtet in 2008. :glasses7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G27LOaw0L8Q
Just got the generic email from Sax.co.uk and in their listing they have a 1971 Silversonic tenor up for sale for £3800!!! seems a bit steep for what would be a watered down version of mine, but any UK buyers that want one I'm sure you could chip them down....
If I were trying to scam two Silversonics on ebay, I'm sure that I would try to use different photos, and different serial numbers for each of them!!! (I suppose that the $2000 buy it now for a Cleveland Silversonic tenor is also a bit of a giveaway!) ...
Hi All, I've been flirting with buying a zephyr for quite some time, and an opportunity popped up to buy one which is, from my knowledge, in the sweet spot of the zephyr years. (287,xxx 1946-48, 3 ring neck strap, etc) Its been repadded and recorked, (by a pro) was not relaquered, and had the...
I was afraid when I bought it for two things: 1. I bought it on eBay from someone who said "I don't know anything about saxophones, but it looks like it is in good shape" 2. The bad "rep" Kings have during this period for playing out of tune and "hissing" Well, I've put all of my fears to rest...
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