A photo of the SBA, with the stripped SBA in the foreground and the donor in the background:
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The latter is is the same type of work as for a Conn-version, but is a much smaller job. There is far more key fabrication for a Conn.
The modern donor for both of these is an ROC-made tenor prototype for an tenor I haven't released yet. Very nice keywork, similar to an Eastman's. I've already finished the assembly for the SBA, and am very happy with how it feels. The one knock people have had on the ROC keywork layout from this factory, and releases from P. Mauriat for example, which feel similar as original, is that the LH table feels too far away from the pinky -- this can be improved on when you are mounting the table from scratch, though it does require a number of changes to the ribbed post mounting and configuration South of the table.
I'll document the SBA properly elsewhere...or maybe on this thread if no one objects, since the thread is limping and not likely to get a lot of updates, and the work is similar. The SBA was waterdamaged, and in such bad shape that it made more sense to me to just change it all to modern. Plus, it's for me, and though I personally love the SBA's original feel, when right, I also love the way the modern donor tenor feels.
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