There are a lot of Chinese made saxophones with American sounding names, however, like Milwaukee comes to mind, or others like the Schill that says they are 'German Engineered'. I have since played a few horns by Cannonball, Antigua Winds, and P Mauriat that played quite nice for the price. A lot has changed my mind about saxophones made in Taiwan since I wrote that. At the time I wrote that, I wasn't too impressed with Cannonball either. The post that you are referring to piano/windman45 was written in response to the question about the DC Pro, Cannonball and Monique. But it's the thick buttery tone that mauriat gives me, and it's a great horn for both classical and jazz. Yamaha tenors are thin sounding, a few 60's mark VIs I've tried have compared to my mauriat. I find the tenors have more resistance than yamaha and selmer tenors. And yes, there are negative things to the mauriat. Got to give it a try before you judge it man.

ANTIGUA WINDS MODEL A520-LQ ALTO SAX SAXOPHONE & CASE. Antigua Winds VOSI Tenor Saxophone TS-2150LQ NEW. I wasn't even thinking about price, just what was right for me. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. And based on feel, sound, and intonation, the mauriat just rocked. Even tried four yamaha tenors before the mauriats. ALL my horns, with the exception of my tenor are yamaha. And it is funny that you mention yamahas are decent new horns, because you're right. I've noticed selmer's lack in craftsmanship, I've played many serie IIIs. play ALL the horns you can and judge on what sounds the best for you.

Sure you can spill thousands into restoring old martins and such. The action was for crap though, same on ALL the martins tenors I tried. I tried a King super 20 alto that just sang. It is true if you are lucky to find an old conn or king super 20 that plays.

Antigua winds vs cannonball sax