In 2008 I saw a for sale ad on SOTW for a Mark VI alto allegedly found by someone in a dumpster in New Jersey. The seller was asking for $1000 for the sax in a new case without a neck. Having more money than good sense at the time, I went for it. Subsequently I paid another $400 for a Mark VI alto neck that someone had engraved their name on the side. I have worked on the project off and on for the past 4 years. My wife and I refer to it affectionately as our "Dumpster Horn". A pictorial review can be found at this link:
Mark VI Dumpster Alto
Hopefully I will get it assembled in time to take to the NAPBIRT Saxophone University workshop July 16-20 conducted by Jeff Peterson of Yamaha to finish the overhaul under his supervision. It has been a real labor of love. Eventually body will have a bead blasted satin silver finish with polished silver accents, and polished silver keys done by Jeff Frasier of J & J woodwinds in Louisiana.
Mark VI Dumpster Alto
Hopefully I will get it assembled in time to take to the NAPBIRT Saxophone University workshop July 16-20 conducted by Jeff Peterson of Yamaha to finish the overhaul under his supervision. It has been a real labor of love. Eventually body will have a bead blasted satin silver finish with polished silver accents, and polished silver keys done by Jeff Frasier of J & J woodwinds in Louisiana.