Good overall condition, original lacquer King Zephyr Special tenor.  This one is from the late 30's and has the original, sterling silver neck, engraved bell keys and pearl side and palm keys.  The Zephyr Special is the precursor to the Super 20 with a different style neck and neck brace, but the same HUGE sound quality.  If you have never played a King Zephyr or Super 20, you are missing one of the greatest American made saxophones of all time!!

Pads are older, but I would highly recommend replacing them if you want this tenor to sing.  We can sell this one "as is" adjusted for $2400 or, if you click on the repair option, we will include our $670 "Minor Mechanical Restoration" for only $600.

Comes with a hardshell case that doesn't appear to be the original case.  If you purchase "as is" we will do our $130 "Complete Adjustment" before shipping.

The Martin Committee Models are considered to be one of the best saxophones Martin ever made.  They have thick, soldered on tone holes and heavy brass which gives this tenor a very warm, sweet and beautiful sound quality.

This one is in excellent mechanical condition since Sax Alley recently did our $650 "Minor Mechanical Restoration" to this instrument and pads are still not much used since that repair work.

Comes with an SKB Contoured Tenor Case. 

Price includes the Sax Alley $130 "Complete Adjustment" to be sure the adjustment is still good.

This is a vintage "New York USA" Meyer hard rubber alto mouthpiece in very good condition.  I added a mouthpiece patch since I didn't want the bite area to get damaged.  It looks like it was used for only a very short while since it's condition is really quite good.

It is a #6 facing with a Medium Chamber and Medium facing length.  This is one of THE mouthpieces that most every alto player really wants!!

Early, 5 digit, Mark VI that was originally lacquer, but silver-plated by the previous owner. It is in good mechanical condition, but we are going to take it apart, change half the pads, clean it up a bit, get that dent out of the bottom bow and re-adjust to make sure it plays as well as possible.  I have no doubt this one will play well when are done with it.

Comes with a Yamaha hard shell case.  A mid 50's, vintage, Selmer Mark VI bari for only $7900?  Absolutely!!

Excellent condition, vintage Paris Selmer Mark VI professional model soprano.  This is the sound most people still want on soprano rather than the lighter, brighter sound quality of most modern sopranos.  These are getting hard to find, so grab this one while you can!

We will go through this soprano, replace any bad pads and we will include our $120 "Complete Adjustment" in with the price as well!

Comes with the original Selmer case.

Billy Tolles was born in Waukegan, Illinois.  After moving to Seattle at age 5, he started playing the saxophone at age 13, and in a short period of time became proficient enough to earn his way through college with his music. He schooled at A & T in Greensboro, NC, and received a B.S. in biomedical science, but after graduation and a movie to Boston, he began taking courses at the Schillinger School of Music (later Berklee College of Music) where he met Art Blakey.

During his time in Boston, Billy Eckstine started a big band with Dizzy Gillespie which included well known players like Miles Davis and Gene Ammons.  At Boston’s Tic Toc Club, an illness left a vacancy in that band and Art Blakey encouraged Billy to take the chair.  Later, Billy entered Columbia University in New York to begin his Master’s Degree and got into the jazz scene on New York’s legendary 52nd Street.

Billy traveled the world and played with great names like Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Billy Holiday and Harry Connick, Jr.

After a short stint with the Army, Billie returned to Seattle where  he hosted his own TV show, “The Billy Tolles Rock and Roll Show”.  After that he established his own band and performed in Las Vegas at a number of clubs including The Desert Inn.

Traveling and performing with other bands, after his time in Vegas, he stopped over in Denver to visit an army buddy he had worked with both in Las Vegas and on the West Coast.  He fell in love with Denver and in 1966 he moved there to work at the Cleft Club and later at El Chapultepec.  

From then on, Billy became a staple of the Denver Jazz Scene and also worked with kids in the public schools doing concerts and Jazz History Classes.  While working at the BBC Club in the early 70’s, Billy met his wife, Brandee Woods, who said Billy was “very talented and a gentleman from the old school”.  They were together up until his death in 2005.

Billy was loved and respected by musicians all over the world and we are pleased to be able to offer his 1969 Selmer Mark VI tenor, original lacquer (owned by Pete Christlieb prior to being purchased by Billy).  This is your chance to own a piece of Jazz History and continue creating music with one of two tenors owned and played by Jazz Great, Billy Tolles.

Sax Alley price will include our $240 "Disassemble, Clean and Adjust" and other work required to make it play as well as possible.

Early, 5 digit, Mark VI that appears to be a re-lacquer, but it was done very well. It was brought to me by the son of the original owner.  The original owner's wife didn't remember him ever having the instrument re-lacquered, but there are very delicate signs that it was done at some point although done in the appropriate color with VERY strong engraving overall. 

There is a pick-up in the neck, indicated by the photo, but these can be sealed off well or redone if you are interested.  The neck has absolutely no pull down and is in very good condition. 

This is THE era of Mark VI tenor that everyone wants because of it's big, warm sound quality!

Comes with a Pro Tec style contoured case.  We will do our $120 Sax Alley "Complete Adjustment" and replace any bad pads on this one, before it goes out the door, as well as any work we think necessary to make it play as well as possible.

Good condition, Revision D, SML tenor in Gold-Plate with a Silver-Plated Neck.  This is the era of SML in which they gained their great reputation and won the Gold Medal which later renamed this tenor the "Gold Medal" model.  This one is from around 1953.

Pads are older and really need to be replaced.  I will sell this one as is for $3000.  If you would like us to include our $675 "Minor Mechanical Restoration", please click on the repair option and we will include that for only $600 more.

Comes with an SKB contoured case. 

Billy Tolles was born May 11, 1924, in Waukegan, Illinois.  After moving to Seattle at age 5, he started playing the saxophone at age 13, and in a short period of time became proficient enough to earn his way through college with his music. He schooled at A & T in Greensboro, NC, and received a B.S. in biomedical science, but after graduation and a movie to Boston, he began taking courses at the Schillinger School of Music (later Berklee College of Music) where he met Art Blakey.

During his time in Boston, Billy Eckstine started a big band with Dizzy Gillespie which included well known players like Miles Davis and Gene Ammons.  At Boston’s Tic Toc Club, an illness left a vacancy in that band and Art Blakey encouraged Billy to take the chair.  Later, Billy entered Columbia University in New York to begin his Master’s Degree and got into the jazz scene on New York’s legendary 52nd Street.

Billy traveled the world and played with great names like Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Billy Holiday and Harry Connick, Jr.

After a short stint with the Army, Billie returned to Seattle where  he hosted his own TV show, “The Billy Tolles Rock and Roll Show”.  After that he established his own band and performed in Las Vegas at a number of clubs including The Desert Inn.

Traveling and performing with other bands, after his time in Vegas, he stopped over in Denver to visit an army buddy he had worked with both in Las Vegas and on the West Coast.  He fell in love with Denver and in 1966 he moved there to work at the Cleft Club and later at El Chapultepec.  

From then on, Billy became a staple of the Denver Jazz Scene and also worked with kids in the public schools doing concerts and Jazz History Classes.  While working at the BBC Club in the early 70’s, Billy met his wife, Brandee Woods, who said Billy was “very talented and a gentleman from the old school”.  They were together up until his death in 2005.

Billy was loved and respected by musicians all over the world and we are pleased to be able to offer his early Yamaha YSS-62 soprano to benefit his wife, Brandee.  As you can see by the pictures, Billy didn't get a chance to play this instrument very much and it is in excellent, near new condition.  This is your chance to own a piece of Jazz History and continue creating music with the only soprano owned and played by Jazz Great, Billy Tolles.

Sax Alley price will include our $120 "Complete Adjustment" and any other work required to make it play as well as possible.  Comes with the original Yamaha case also in excellent condition.

Comes with the original Yamaha case, also in very good condition.

Sax Alley price will include our $120 "Complete Adjustment" so the instrument will play as well as possible once you receive it.

This is very early YSS-62R Yamaha soprano, straight, one-piece body with the slightly bent neck, that is so sought after by players due to it's excellent intonation and response and slightly warmer sound quality and more comfortable playing position as a result of the bent neck.

Condition on this one is excellent and pads are good as well.

Comes with the original Yamaha case, also in very good condition.

Sax Alley price will include our $120 "Complete Adjustment" so the instrument will play as well as possible once you receive it.