King Super 20 Saxophone Serial Numbers
The King Super 20 and Super 20 Silver-Sonic are known as two of the most legendary jazz horns ever produced and they are JAZZ horns: a big bell, big bore and a wide. Jun 21, 2013 Saxophones King Super 20 Owners. The last one was a -82-83 King Super 20 that was not so good compared to the other two. Cleveland.serial number.
Doesn't give you the answer you were looking for, but there's some interesting information on Cannonball's saxes (soprano as well as alto) on his album 'Accent on Africa - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet'. The front cover of the LP sleeve has a picture of Cannonball playing soprano in some sand dunes, with his alto around his neck.
1968 recording date given, and on the sleeve notes it says: NOTES CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENTATION: On 'Gunjah' and 'Lehadima' the Selmer Soprano Saxophone On 'Ndolima' and 'Khutsana' the S.M.L. Soprano Saxophone On 'Gumba Gumba' and 'Hamba Nami' the Selmer Varitone On 'Khutsana' and 'Marabi' and 'Up and At It' the King Super 20 Alto Saxophone. All the best Rhys. When I saw him in the early (62-63) sixties, he was playing a Super 20, but it wasn't a Silversonic (had the underslung silver neck, but the rest of the horn was lacquered.). Audi A4 B7 Rns-e Installation here. Just curious if you could get up close to him.
A lot of the Silversonics were lacquered over the silver bell. Not that I'm doubting you, and I'm sure he played the Super 20 out quite a bit (I think he arrived in New York with a Super 20, the Silversonics were probably given to him by King, or at least sold at a reduced price.) I do envy you for having had the chance to see him live. What was it like? Apparently Cannonball had quite a number of Super20s. Several of them, including a completely mint Silversonic in the late 3xx,xxx range, ended up in the possession of Andrew Speight, an Aussie who now teaches and performs in the San Francisco area. Apparently his dad had some connection to Cannonball.
I got the opportunity to see and hear the horn up close in a workshop where I ended up in a combo 'coached' by Andrew. He's a monster be-bopper, although he now plays a Yanagisawa alto with the same silver/brass configuration of the Silversonic, I think it's a 993x of sorts.
This is a nice original lacquer King Super 20 alto sax, serial number 402875. It is one of the later Cleveland OH vintage altos. It show cases a lovely original lacquer finish and the original sterling silver neck with under slung octave key and single socket. The body of the alto is in exceptional physical condition showing some standard playing character. It has no history of any major repair in the past. No serious dent work and no re-solders. A few smaller dings along the lower bow area have been removed in the past.
The Value Frontier Ebook Torrents more. The original neck is with this sax and is in great shape, it has never been pulled down.